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Hoover shoe

Hoover shoe noun: a worn-out shoe that had developed holes in the soles during the Great Depression.

Noun

Hoover shoe (plural Hoover shoes)

  1. (US, historical) A worn-out shoe that had developed holes in the soles during the Great Depression.

Forms of Hoover shoe

pluralHoover shoes

Questions about Hoover shoe

What does Hoover shoe mean?
Hoover shoe means a worn-out shoe that had developed holes in the soles during the Great Depression.
What part of speech is Hoover shoe?
Hoover shoe is a noun.
What is the plural of Hoover shoe?
The plural of Hoover shoe is Hoover shoes.

Words near Hoover shoe in the dictionary

  1. Hoover flag
  2. Hoover flags
  3. Hoover hog
  4. Hoover hogs
  5. Hoover index
  6. Hoover shoe
  7. Hoover shoes
  8. hoover up
  9. Hoover wagon
  10. Hoover wagons
  11. Hoovercrat

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