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shoehorn |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Shoehorn \Shoe"horn`\, Shoeing-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 From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: shoehorn n : a device used for easing the foot into a shoe v : make fit for a specific purpose [syn: {tailor}]
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