horseshoe

名词 n. 动词 v.
/ˈhɔːs.ʃuː/|/ˈhɔː.ʃuː/    /ˈhɔːɹs.ʃuː/|/ˈhɔːɹ.ʃuː/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. The 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.
    — And what has been thus affirmed of other leading commodities; the blacksmith, for example, no longer making, but buying his horseshoes, nails, nuts, and bolts;
  2. The U shape of a horseshoe.
    — 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.
  3. A well-developed set of triceps brachii muscles. slang
    — 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.
  4. The symbol ⊃.
  5. An open-faced sandwich originating from Springfield, Illinois, consisting of thick-sliced toasted bread, often Texas toast, a hamburger patty, French fries, and a cheese sauce.
  6. A U-shaped life buoy.
动词 v.
  1. To apply horseshoes to (a horse). transitive

词形变化

horseshoes plural horseshoes present,singular,third-person horseshoeing participle,present horseshoed participle,past horseshoed past horseshod participle,past horseshod past

词源

词源 1
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.
词源 2
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.
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