Shoe

n. pl. Shoes (shŌz), formerly Shoon (shŌn), now provincial.

1. A covering for the human foot, usually made of leather, having a thick and somewhat stiff sole and a lighter top. It differs from a boot on not extending so far up the leg.
2. Anything resembling a shoe in form, position, or use.
3. The outer cover or tread of a pneumatic tire, esp. for an automobile.
1. A plate or rim of iron nailed to the hoof of an animal to defend it from injury.
2. A band of iron or steel, or a ship of wood, fastened to the bottom of the runner of a sleigh, or any vehicle which slides on the snow.
3. A drag, or sliding piece of wood or iron, placed under the wheel of a loaded vehicle, to retard its motion in going down a hill.
4. The part of an automobile or railroad car brake which presses upon the wheel to retard its motion.
5. An inclined trough in an ore-crushing mill.
6. An iron socket or plate to take the thrust of a strut or rafter.
7. An iron socket to protect the point of a wooden pile.
Shoe of an anchor
1. A small block of wood, convex on the back, with a hole to receive the point of the anchor fluke, -- used to prevent the anchor from tearing the planks of the vessel when raised or lowered.
2. A broad, triangular piece of plank placed upon the fluke to give it a better hold in soft ground.
Shoe block (Naut.),
a block with two sheaves, one above the other, and at right angles to each other.
Shoe bolt ,
a bolt with a flaring head, for fastening shoes on sleigh runners.
Shoe pac ,
a kind of moccasin. See Pac.
Shoe stone ,
a sharpening stone used by shoemakers and other workers in leather.

v. t.

1. To furnish with a shoe or shoes; to put a shoe or shoes on; as, to shoe a horse, a sled, an anchor.
2. To protect or ornament with something which serves the purpose of a shoe; to tip.