How do you use the word "horseshoe" in a sentence?

Here are real-life examples of using "horseshoe": This is a horseshoe magnet. A horseshoe and a black cat are not good luck signs.

Horseshoe Meaning

/ˈhɔːs.ʃuː/

Definition, CEFR level B2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.

Definition

nounThe U-shaped shoe of a horse, now typically made of metal; by extension, a representation of this used to play the game horseshoes, hung as a luck charm, etc.

nounThe U shape of a horseshoe.

Sentence Examples

This is a horseshoe magnet.

A horseshoe and a black cat are not good luck signs.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms:

shoe

Antonyms:

None

CEFR Practice Quiz

The blacksmith shaped the red-hot metal into a ____ for the horse.

CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)

In some cultures, hanging a ____ over the door is believed to bring good luck to the home.

Word Origin & History

A metal horseshoe (noun sense 1) Calks (identified by the letter "C" on the shown horseshoe) consist of spur-point and a shank to form an antislipping device. Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱers- Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *ḱr̥sós? Proto-Indo-European *h₁wers-? Proto-Indo-European *wers- Proto-Indo-European *-ḗn Proto-Indo-European *wérsēn Proto-Indo-Iranian *(w)ŕ̥šā Proto-Iranian *(w)ŕ̥šāder.? Proto-Germanic *hrussą Proto-West Germanic *hross Old English hors Middle English hors Proto-Germanic *skōhaz Proto-West Germanic *skōh Old English sċōh Middle English scho Middle English horsscho English horseshoe Inherited from Middle English horsscho, from hors + scho. By surface analysis, horse + shoe.

Literary Quotations & Historical Citations

"The ancient Romans [...] used leather horseshoes; the Chinese made straw sandals for their mounts; and American Indians used leather moccasins, which they tied around their horses ' ankles. In days of old, people took their horses to the smithy to be shod." — 1984, Leda Blumberg, The Horselover's Handbook: An Introduction to Owning, Caring For, and Riding Horses, →ISBN, page 46:

"Each player has a turn at tossing his horseshoes, one at a time, at the stob opposite him. His opponent then throws his horseshoes." — 1997, Francis Edward Abernethy, editor, Texas toys and games, page 142:

"If there are no missing teeth and tooth alignment is good, two opposing well-defined horseshoes are seen. If, however, your denitition is mal-aligned or is missing anterior teeth, this pattern too should be reflected in the bite mark." — 2005, Stuart H. James, Jon J. Nordby (editors), Forensic science: an introduction to scientific and investigative techniques, page 88:

"Whereas the railway heads inland to take the easier but much longer horseshoe-shaped route around the firth, the A9 directly crosses it from north to south on a bridge built in 1991." — 2021 October 20, Paul Stephen, “Leisure and pleasure on the Far North Line”, in RAIL, number 942, page 49:

"The lateral head of your triceps forms the outside of the horseshoe, the long head forms the inside, the medial head lies beneath the long head, and the tendon occupies the flat space in the middle." — 2004, Ellington Darden, The New High-Intensity Training, page 58:

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