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Webster 1913 Edition
Shoeing-horn
{
, Shoe′hornˊ
,Shoe′ing-hornˊ
}Noun.
1.
A curved piece of polished horn, wood, or metal used to facilitate the entrance of the foot into a shoe.
2.
Figuratively: (a)
Anything by which a transaction is facilitated; a medium; – by way of contempt.
Spectator.
(b)
Anything which draws on or allures; an inducement.
[Low]
Beau. & Fl.