Main Entry:

horse·shoe

Pronunciation:

\ˈhȯrs-ˌshü, ˈhȯrsh-\

Function:

noun

Date:

14th century

1: a usually U-shaped band of iron fitted and nailed to the rim of a horse's hoof to protect it2: something (as a valley) shaped like a horseshoe3plural : a game like quoits played with horseshoes or with horseshoe-shaped pieces of metal

— horseshoe transitive verb

— horse·sho·er \-ˌshü-ər\ noun