Result from Foreign Dictionaries (3 entries found)
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [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]
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Shoehorn \Shoe"horn\, v. t.
to squeeze or force into a tight-fitting space, with or as
though with a shoehorn; -- often used figuratively.
[PJC]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
shoehorn
n 1: a device used for easing the foot into a shoe
v 1: fit for a specific purpose even when not well suited
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