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shoeings

shoeings is the plural of shoeing.

Meaning of shoeing

Noun

shoeing (plural shoeings)

  1. The act of fitting an animal with horseshoes.
  2. (slang) A thrashing.
    • Rags was on the wrong side of a ruck in a training exercise and Woody gave him a shoeing, just as you would to one of the opposition in a match situation.2010, Ronan O'Gara, Ronan O'Gara: My Autobiography, →ISBN, page 85

Questions about shoeings

What is shoeings the plural of?
Shoeings is the plural of shoeing.

Words near shoeings in the dictionary

  1. shoeies
  2. shoeing
  3. shoeing up
  4. shoeing-horn
  5. shoeing-horns
  6. shoeings
  7. shoeingsmith
  8. shoeingsmiths
  9. shoelace
  10. shoelace formula
  11. shoelace tie

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