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shoeing en · NOUN

Pronunciation

Meanings

  1. The act of fitting an animal with horseshoes.
  2. (slang) A thrashing.
    • They jump the two babyface performers and give them a shoeing, only to get cleared out of the ring in double quick time. 2013, James Dixon, The 3CW Encyclopedia, →ISBN, page 147:
    • And he gave the IRA a right shoeing as well. 2015, Andrew O'Hagan, The Illuminations, →ISBN, page 39:
    • Rags was on the wrong side of a ruck in a training exercise and Woody gave him a shoeing, just as you would to one of the opposition in a match situation. 2010, Ronan O'Gara, Ronan O'Gara: My Autobiography, →ISBN, page 85:

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Deriveds

shoeingsmith · shoeing-horn

shoeing en · VERB

Pronunciation

Meanings

  1. (form-of, gerund, participle, present) present participle and gerund of shoe
    form of shoe