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# horseshoe

noun (a horseshoe, horseshoes)

«horseshoe» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A U-shaped piece of metal nailed to the bottom of a horse's hoof to protect it. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/horseshoe/#m1)
2. Anything shaped like a U, as in a horseshoe magnet or a horseshoe bend in a river. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/horseshoe/#m2)

### In the lessons

In everyday life and stories a horseshoe hung over a door is a sign of good luck. In science a horseshoe magnet has two poles close together. In geography a river can bend in a horseshoe shape. On farms a blacksmith or farrier fits horseshoes.

### Examples

- The farrier nailed a new horseshoe on the pony. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/horseshoe/#x1)
- A horseshoe hangs above our front door for luck. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/horseshoe/#x2)
- We picked up paper clips with a horseshoe magnet. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/horseshoe/#x3)
- The tables were set out in a horseshoe. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/horseshoe/#x4)
- The river makes a horseshoe bend near the town. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/horseshoe/#x5)
- We played a game of throwing horseshoes at a peg. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/horseshoe/#x6)
- Horses need new horseshoes every few weeks. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/horseshoe/#x7)

### Note

Countable; one word. Horseshoes do not hurt horses because the hoof is like a thick fingernail. Luck from horseshoes is a superstition, not a fact. Not the same as a horseshoe crab, which is a sea animal.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «horseshoe» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/horseshoe/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«horseshoe» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/horseshoe.html) on Mova free.