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Shoeing-horn
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noun
Shoeing-horn
,
Shoehorn
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.
(b)
Anything which draws on or allures; an inducement. (Low)
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