Clodhopper vs. Shoe

Clodhoppernoun

A strong shoe for heavy-duty use, a boot.

Clodhoppernoun

(US) Any kind of shoe.

Clodhoppernoun

(military slang) United States Navy ankle length work shoes, distinct from dress shoes or combat boots.

Clodhoppernoun

A peasant or yokel.

Clodhoppernoun

(UK) A clumsy or foolish person.

Clodhoppernoun

Wheatear; any of various passerine birds.

Clodhoppernoun

A rude, rustic fellow.

Clodhoppernoun

a thick and heavy shoe

Shoenoun

A protective covering for the foot, with a bottom part composed of thick leather or plastic sole and often a thicker heel, and a softer upper part made of leather or synthetic material. Shoes generally do not extend above the ankle, as opposed to boots, which do.

Shoenoun

A piece of metal designed to be attached to a horse's foot as a means of protection; a horseshoe.

Shoenoun

(card games) A device for holding multiple decks of playing cards, allowing more games to be played by reducing the time between shuffles.

Shoenoun

Something resembling a shoe in form, position, or function, such as a brake shoe.

Shoenoun

A band of iron or steel, or a ship of wood, fastened to the bottom of the runner of a sleigh, or any vehicle which slides on the snow.

Shoenoun

A drag, or sliding piece of wood or iron, placed under the wheel of a loaded vehicle, to retard its motion in going down a hill.

Shoenoun

The part of a railroad car brake which presses upon the wheel to retard its motion.

Shoenoun

(architecture) A trough-shaped or spout-shaped member, put at the bottom of the water leader coming from the eaves gutter, so as to throw the water off from the building.

Shoenoun

A trough or spout for conveying grain from the hopper to the eye of the millstone.

Shoenoun

An inclined trough in an ore-crushing mill.

Shoenoun

An iron socket or plate to take the thrust of a strut or rafter.

Shoenoun

An iron socket to protect the point of a wooden pile.

Shoenoun

(engineering) A plate, or notched piece, interposed between a moving part and the stationary part on which it bears, to take the wear and afford means of adjustment; called also slipper and gib.

Shoenoun

Part of a current collector on electric trains which provides contact either with a live rail or an overhead wire (fitted to a pantograph in the latter case).

Shoenoun

The outer cover or tread of a pneumatic tire, especially for an automobile.

Shoeverb

To put shoes on one's feet.

Shoeverb

To put horseshoes on a horse.

Shoeverb

To equip an object with a protection against wear.

Shoenoun

A covering for the human foot, usually made of leather, having a thick and somewhat stiff sole and a lighter top. It differs from a boot on not extending so far up the leg.

Shoenoun

Anything resembling a shoe in form, position, or use.

Shoenoun

The outer cover or tread of a pneumatic tire, esp. for an automobile.

Shoeverb

To furnish with a shoe or shoes; to put a shoe or shoes on; as, to shoe a horse, a sled, an anchor.

Shoeverb

To protect or ornament with something which serves the purpose of a shoe; to tip.

Shoenoun

footwear shaped to fit the foot (below the ankle) with a flexible upper of leather or plastic and a sole and heel of heavier material

Shoenoun

(card games) a case from which playing cards are dealt one at a time

Shoenoun

U-shaped plate nailed to underside of horse's hoof

Shoenoun

a restraint provided when the brake linings are moved hydraulically against the brake drum to retard the wheel's rotation

Shoeverb

furnish with shoes;

Shoe

A shoe is an item of footwear intended to protect and comfort the human foot. Shoes are also used as an item of decoration and fashion.