Noun: horseshoe 'hors,shoo
- Game equipment consisting of an open ring of iron used in playing horseshoes
"He tossed the horseshoe and scored a ringer"
- U-shaped plate nailed to underside of horse's hoof
"The farrier carefully fitted the new horseshoe to the horse's hoof";
- shoe
- Something with the shape of a horseshoe
"The hotel's driveway formed a horseshoe around the fountain"
Derived forms: horseshoes, horseshoeing, horseshoed
Type of: equip, fit, fit out, game equipment, outfit, plate, scale, shell
Encyclopedia: Horseshoe, North Carolina