transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈhȯrs-ˌshü, ˈhȯrsh- ]
noun
Date: 14th century
1. : a usually U-shaped band of iron fitted and nailed to the rim of a horse's hoof to protect it
2. : something (as a valley) shaped like a horseshoe
3. plural : a game like quoits played with horseshoes or with horseshoe-shaped pieces of metal
• horseshoe transitive verb
• horse·sho·er -ˌshü-ər noun