Horsehoe head (Med.), an old name for the condition of the skull in
children, in which the sutures are too open, the coronal suture
presenting the form of a horsehoe. Dunglison. -- Horsehoe magnet, an
artificial magnet in the form of a horsehoe. -- Horsehoe nail. See
Horsenail. -- Horsehoe nose (Zoˆl.), a bat of the genus Rhinolophus,
having a nasal fold of skin shaped like a horsehoe.
Horse"shoe`ing (?), n. The act or employment of shoeing horses.
Horse"sho`er (?), n. One who shoes horses.
Horse"tail` (?), n. 1. (Bot.) A leafless plant, with hollow and
rushlike stems. It is of the genus Equisetum, and is allied to the
ferns. See Illust. of Equisetum.