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bug shoe

bug shoe noun: a length of ironbark or other hardened material on the skeg of a ship that protects from shipworm damage.

Noun

bug shoe (plural bug shoes)

  1. A length of ironbark or other hardened material on the skeg of a ship that protects from shipworm damage.

Forms of bug shoe

pluralbug shoes

Questions about bug shoe

What does bug shoe mean?
Bug shoe means a length of ironbark or other hardened material on the skeg of a ship that protects from shipworm damage.
What part of speech is bug shoe?
Bug shoe is a noun.
What is the plural of bug shoe?
The plural of bug shoe is bug shoes.

Words near bug shoe in the dictionary

  1. bug outs
  2. bug screen
  3. bug screens
  4. bug scrub
  5. bug scrubs
  6. bug shoe
  7. bug shoes
  8. bug spray
  9. bug sprays
  10. bug storm
  11. bug storms

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