Hoover shoe

noun

A worn-out shoe that had developed holes in the soles during the Great Depression.

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Meanings

nounHoover shoe (plural Hoover shoes)

plural Hoover shoes

  1. UShistoricalA worn-out shoe that had developed holes in the soles during the Great Depression.
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