ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun
Etymology: Middle English schoynge horne
1. : shoehorn
2. archaic : appetizer
3.
a. : something that facilitates a transaction or passage
the best shoeing-horn for drawing on a sound sleep — Sir Walter Scott
b. archaic : someone that acts for another (as a go-between or decoy)