GNU Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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    Shoehorn, Shoeing-horn  (?), n.
   1. A curved piece of polished horn, wood, or metal used to facilitate the entrance of the foot into a shoe.
   
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   2. Figuratively: (a) Anything by which a transaction is facilitated; a medium; -- by way of contempt. Spectator. (b) Anything which draws on or allures; an inducement. [Low]  Beau. & Fl.
   
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2.       
   Shoehorn, v. t. to squeeze or force into a tight-fitting space, with or as though with a shoehorn; -- often used figuratively.
   
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