Dictionary entry

Shoe (2)

Webster's Dictionary 1913

Shoe (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Shod; p. pr. & vb. n.Shoeing.] [AS. sc�ian, sce�ian. See Shoe, n.] 1. To furnish with a shoe or shoes; to put a shoe or shoes on; as, to shoe a horse, a sled, an anchor.

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

The sharp and small end of the billiard stick, which is shod with brass or silver. Evelyn.