Look up: horseshoe

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   horseshoe
   [n] - game equipment consisting of an open ring of iron used in playing horseshoes 2. [n] - nailed to underside of horse`s hoof
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   horseshoe
   a vortex system consisting of a vortex transverse to the airstream,with a trailing vortex springing form each of its ends.The transverse vortex may be either a bound vortex to replace an aerofoil or a free vortex to represent vorticity in the wake.A system of horseshoe vortices is used for purposes of simplification in aerofoil theory Category: Physics • Horse-shoe shaped table. Cat...
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   Horseshoe
   Horse'shoe` noun 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. 3. (Zoology) The Limulus or horsehoe crab. Horsehoe head (Medicine) , an old name for the condition of the skull in children, in which the sutures are ...
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   horseshoe
   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 crab. ... 3. <zoology> The Limulus of horsehoe crab. ... <medicine> Horsehoe head, a bat of the genus Rhinolophus, having a nasal fold of skin shaped like a horsehoe. ... Source: Web ...
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   horseshoe
   noun U-shaped plate nailed to underside of horse`s hoof
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   horseshoe
   verb equip (a horse) with a horseshoe or horseshoes
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   Horseshoe
   A `horseshoe` is a `U`-shaped item made of metal or of modern synthetic materials, nailed or glued to the hooves of horses and some other draught animals. Like a shoe on a human, it is used to protect the animal's feet from wear and tear. Professional horseshoers, called Farriers, usually place horseshoes on the solar (outer) surface of the hoof by nailing through the insensitive hoof wall, which is analogous anatomically to the human toenail, th...
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   Horseshoe
   • (n.) A shoe for horses, consisting of a narrow plate of iron in form somewhat like the letter U, nailed to a horse`s hoof. • (n.) Anything shaped like a horsehoe crab. • (n.) The Limulus of horsehoe crab.
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   horseshoe
   U-shaped metal plate by which horses` hooves are protected from wear on hard or rough surfaces. Horseshoes apparently are a Roman invention; a ... [3 related articles]
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    horseshoe
    horseshoe, narrow plate, commonly of iron or steel, shaped to fit a horse's hoof and attached to the hoof by nailing it to the inner edge of the horny wall of the hoof. Horseshoes vary from the light plate worn by race-horses to the heavy shoe with sharp pointed wedges, or calks, worn by horses of l...
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