Horseshoe
Definition of Horseshoe
Horse´shoe`
n.
1.
A
shoe
for
horses
,
consisting
of
a
narrow
plate
of
iron
in
form
somewhat
like
the
letter
U
,
nailed
to
a
horse
'
s
hoof
.
2.
Anything
shaped
like
a
horsehoe
,
such
as
a
U-shaped
bend
in
a
river
.
3.
(Zool.)
The
Limulus
or
horsehoe
crab
.
4.
A
game
in
which
horseshoes
or
horseshoe-shaped
objects
(
usually
made
of
metal
)
are
thrown
at
either
of
two
stakes
fixed
in
the
ground
at
a
distance
of
30
to
40
feet
apart
.
The
player
stands
at
or
near
one
stake
and
throws
several
the
horseshoes
at
the
other
stake
.
Points
are
scored
when
the
player
throws
the
horseshoe
so
that
it
surrounds
the
stake
;
fewer
points
are
scored
if
the
horseshoe
is
close
to
but
not
surrounding
the
stake
.
The
players
take
turns
and
the
first
player
to
achieve
the
target
score
wins
;
as
, "
almost
"
only
counts
with
hand
grenades
or
in
horseshoes
.
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
.
Horsehoe magnet
an
artificial
magnet
in
the
form
of
a
horsehoe
.
- Dunglison.
Horsehoe nail
See
Horsenail
.
Horsehoe nose
(Zool.)
a
bat
of
the
genus
Rhinolophus
,
having
a
nasal
fold
of
skin
shaped
like
a
horsehoe
.
Related Words
equip
,
fit
,
fit
out
,
outfit
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