shoe-horn

A form of shoehorn — A smooth tool that assists in putting the foot into a shoe, by sliding the heel in after the toe is in place.

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Meanings

nounshoe-horn (plural shoe-horns)

plural shoe-horns

  1. alternativeAlternative form of shoehorn.
verbshoe-horn (third-person singular simple present shoe-horns, present participle shoe-horning, simple past and past participle shoe-horned)

present singular third person shoe-horns · participle present shoe-horning · participle past shoe-horned · past shoe-horned

  1. alternativeAlternative form of shoehorn.
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APA

shoe-horn. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shoe-horn

MLA

“shoe-horn.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shoe-horn. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “shoe-horn,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shoe-horn.

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