'Shoefly' definitions:

Definition of 'Shoefly'

From: GCIDE
  • Shoefly \Shoe"fly`\, n.
  • 1. (Railroading) A contrivance for throwing the track temporarily to one side for convenience in filling washouts or effecting other repairs. [Cant, U. S.] [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
  • 2. (Print.) In some cylinder presses, a device with long fingers for freeing the sheet from the cylinder. Shoehorn