bug shoe

noun

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

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Meanings

nounbug shoe (plural bug shoes)

plural bug shoes

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

bug shoe. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bug%20shoe

MLA

“bug shoe.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bug%20shoe. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bug shoe,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bug%20shoe.

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