Shoe block(Naut.), a block with two sheaves, one above the other, and at right angles to each other. — Shoe bolt, a bolt with a flaring head, for fastening shoes on sleigh runners. — Shoe pac, a kind of moccasin. See Pac. — Shoe stone, a sharpening stone used by shoemakers and other workers in leather.

Shoe
(Shoe) v. t. [imp. & p. p. Shod; p. pr. & vb. n. Shoeing.] [AS. scian, sceian. See Shoe, n.]

1. To furnish with a shoe or shoes; to put a shoe or shoes on; as, to shoe a horse, a sled, an anchor.

2. To protect or ornament with something which serves the purpose of a shoe; to tip.

The sharp and small end of the billiard stick, which is shod with brass or silver.
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raised or lowered. (b) A broad, triangular piece of plank placed upon the fluke to give it a better hold in soft ground. —


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