horse shoe

Noun

horseshoe (plural horseshoes)

1. The U-shaped shoe of a horse, now typically made of metal; by extension, a representation of this used to play the game horseshoes, hung as a luck charm, etc.
   • And what has been thus affirmed of other leading commodities; the blacksmith, for example, no longer making, but buying his horseshoes, nails, nuts, and bolts;1887, David A. Wells, "The Economic Disturbances since 1873", III, Popular Science 31 (no. 37): 595
2. The U shape of a horseshoe.
   • the horseshoe of the Carpathians
3. (slang) A well-developed set of triceps brachii muscles.
   • The lateral head of your triceps forms the outside of the horseshoe, the long head forms the inside, the medial head lies beneath the long head, and the tendon occupies the flat space in the middle.2004, Ellington Darden, The New High-Intensity Training, page 58
4. The symbol ⊃.
5. An open-faced sandwich originating from Springfield, Illinois, consisting of thick-sliced toasted bread, often Texas toast, a hamburger patty, French fries, and a cheese sauce.
6. A U-shaped life buoy.

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