Definition of shoehorn
(Entry 1 of 2)
: a curved piece (as of horn, wood, or metal) used in putting on a shoe
shoehorn
verb
shoehorned; shoehorning; shoehorns
Definition of shoehorn (Entry 2 of 2)
1
: to force to be included or admitted
shoehorned irrelevant arguments into his essay
2
: to force or compress into an insufficient space or period of time : squeeze
shoehorn the past, present, and future into about 500 pages— Otis Port
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The first known use of shoehorn was in 1589
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