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.-anything resembling a shoe in form, position, or use.-a plate or rim of iron nailed to the hoof of an animal to defend it from injury.-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.-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.-the part of a railroad car brake which presses upon the wheel to retard its motion.-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.-the trough or spout for conveying the grain from the hopper to the eye of the millstone.-an inclined trough in an ore-crushing mill.-an iron socket or plate to take the thrust of a strut or rafter.-an iron socket to protect the point of a wooden pile.-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.-to furnish with a shoe or shoes; to put a shoe or shoes on; as, to shoe a horse, a sled, an anchor.-to protect or ornament with something which serves the purpose of a shoe; to tip.