{ Shode, Shod"ing }. See Shoad, Shoading.
Sho"der (?), n. A package of gold beater's skins in which gold is
subjected to the second process of beating.
Shoe (?), n.; pl. Shoes (#), formerly Shoon (#), now provincial. [OE.
sho, scho, AS. sc&?;h, sceóh; akin to OFries. sk&?;, OS. sk&?;h, D.
schoe, schoen, G. schuh, OHG. scuoh, Icel. sk&?;r, Dan. & Sw. sko,
Goth. sk&?;hs; of unknown origin.] 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.
Your hose should be ungartered, . . . yourshoe untied.
Shak.
Spare none but such as go in clouted shoon.
Shak.
2. Anything resembling a shoe in form, position, or use. Specifically:
(a) A plate or rim of iron nailed to the hoof of an animal to defend it
from injury. (b) 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. (c) 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. (d) The part of a railroad car brake which presses upon the wheel
to retard its motion. (e) (Arch.) A trough-shaped or spout-shaped
member, put at the bottom of the water leader coming from the eaves
gutter, so as to throw the water off from the building. (f) (Milling.)
The trough or spout for conveying the grain from the hopper to the eye
of the millstone. (g) An inclined trough in an ore-crushing mill. (h)
An iron socket or plate to take the thrust of a strut or rafter. (i) An
iron socket to protect the point of a wooden pile. (j) (Mach.) A plate,
or notched piece, interposed between a moving part and the stationary
part on which it bears, to take the wear and afford means of
adjustment; -- called also slipper, and gib.
Shoe is often used adjectively, or in composition; as, shoe buckle, or
shoe-buckle; shoe latchet, or shoe-latchet; shoe leathet, or
shoe-leather; shoe string, shoe-string, or shoestring.
Shoe of an anchor. (Naut.) (a) 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. (b) 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.
Shoe (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Shod; p. pr. & vb. n. Shoeing.] [AS.
sc&?;ian, sce&?;ian. See Shoe, n.] 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.
The sharp and small end of the billiard stick, which is shod with
brass or silver.
Evelyn.
Shoe"bill` (?), n. (Zoöl.) A large African wading bird (Balæniceps rex)
allied to the storks and herons, and remarkable for its enormous broad
swollen bill. It inhabits the valley of the White Nile. See Illust.
(l.) of Beak.
Shoe"black` (?), n. One who polishes shoes.
{ Shoe"horn`, Shoe"ing-horn` } (?), n. 1. A curved piece of polished
horn, wood, or metal used to facilitate the entrance of the foot into a
shoe.
2. Figuratively: (a) Anything by which a transaction is facilitated; a
medium; -- by way of contempt. Spectator. (b) Anything which draws on
or allures; an inducement. [Low] Beau. & Fl.
Shoe"less, a. Destitute of shoes. Addison.
Shoe"mak`er (?), n. 1. One whose occupation it is to make shoes and
boots.