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Definition of: horseshoe
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(hôr′sh′, hôrs′-) noun
1. A metal shoe for a horse, U–shaped like the edge of a horse's hoof, to which it is nailed.
2. Something roughly U–shaped, especially if the opening is narrower than the sweep of the curve.
3. The horseshoe crab.
—v.t. ·shoed, ·shoe·ing To furnish with horseshoes.
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