noun an inclined trough in an ore-crushing mill.
2. shoe ·noun an iron socket to protect the point of a wooden pile.
3. shoe ·noun anything resembling a shoe in form, position, or use.
4. shoe ·noun an iron socket or plate to take the thrust of a strut or rafter.
5. shoe ·noun a plate or rim of iron nailed to the hoof of an animal to defend it from injury.
6. shoe ·noun the part of a railroad car brake which presses upon the wheel to retard its motion.
7. shoe ·noun the trough or spout for conveying the grain from the hopper to the eye of the millstone.
8. shoe ·noun to protect or ornament with something which serves the purpose of a shoe; to tip.
9. shoe ·add. ·noun the outer cover or tread of a pneumatic tire, ·esp. for an automobile.
10. shoe ·noun to furnish with a shoe or shoes; to put a shoe or shoes on; as, to shoe a horse, a sled, an anchor.
11. shoe ·noun 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.
12. shoe ·noun 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.
13. shoe ·noun 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.
14. shoe ·noun 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.
15. shoe ·noun 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.