'Shoeing-horn' definitions:

Definition of 'Shoeing-horn'

From: GCIDE
  • Shoehorn \Shoe"horn`\, Shoeing-horn \Shoe"ing-horn`\, n.
  • 1. A curved piece of polished horn, wood, or metal used to facilitate the entrance of the foot into a shoe. [1913 Webster]
  • 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. [1913 Webster]