shoeing-hornn.

Etymology: shoeing n.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈshoeing-horn.

1. = shoehorn n. 1.

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the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > providing with clothing > [noun] > in specific way > with specific clothing > footwear > instrument to facilitate insertion of foot

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chaucepe1499

shoehorn1589

boot-hook1808

shoe-lifter1846

shoe-lift1862

c1440 Promptorium Parvulorum 447/2 Schoynge horne, parcopollex.

?1530 J. Fitzherbert Bk. Husbandry (rev. ed.) f. xlviii Shoyng horne, boget, & shoes.

1631 B. Jonson Bartholmew Fayre ii. ii. 19 in Wks. II Oyly as the Kings constables Lampe, and shining as his Shooing-horne.

1713 J. Swift Elegy on Partridge in Misc. (1727) 100 The Horned Moon, which heretofore Upon their Shoes the Romans wore..And whence we claim our Shoeing-Horns.

1825 T. Hook Sayings & Doings 2nd Ser. I. 250 A pair of pumps into which, with the assistance of..a shoeing-horn, the old gentleman had compressed his proper proportions.

1856 C. Dickens Little Dorrit (1857) i. xxii. 187 A little instrument like a shoeing-horn for serving it [sc. snuff] out.

attributive.a1625 J. Fletcher Rule a Wife (1640) iv. 43 Here's a shooing-horne chaine, gilt over.Proverbial.1508 J. Stanbridge Vulgaria (W. de W.) B v His nose is lyke a shoynge horne.1659 J. Howell Prov. Eng. Toung 4/1 in Παροιμιογραϕια Every one cannot have a nose like a shooing-horn.

2. figurative.

a. An appetizer for food or drink.

ΘΚΠ

the world > food and drink > food > qualities of food > [noun] > appetizer

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antepast1582

rasher1609

whet1688

appetite1693

relisher1732

whetter1755

appetizer1862

amuse-bouche1959

amuse-gueule1963

amuse1988

relish2006

1536 R. Morison Remedy for Sedition sig. 19^v We haue to many sawces, to many showying hornes to drawe in meate.

1575 W. Stevenson Gammer Gurtons Nedle i. i. sig. Aii^v I..caught a slyp of Bacon..Which..Shall serue for a shoinghorne to draw on two pots of ale.

1622 J. Mabbe tr. M. Alemán Rogue ii. 275 The hungry sauour of our porrige was a shooing-horne to draw downe the hardnesse of our bread.

1737 J. Ozell tr. F. Rabelais Wks. I. 152 (note) Thus we say, a Red Herring is a shoing-horn to a Pot of Ale.

1815 W. Scott Guy Mannering II. 46 This [conversation] served as a ‘shoeing-horn’ to draw on another cup of ale.

b. Something serving to facilitate a transaction, to bring on a condition, or to procure acceptance for something else.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > advantage > usefulness > use (made of things) > instrumentality > [noun] > (a) means

keyOE

toolc1000

wherewithc1230

ministerc1380

meanc1390

instrumenta1425

organ?a1425

mesne1447

moyen1449

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hackneya1500

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Roaring Meg1598

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agency1684

bladea1713

mechanic1924

mechanism1924

1587 D. Fenner Def. Godlie Ministers sig. Kiv This was nothing but a shoing-horne, to pull on a page or two more.

1621 R. Burton Anat. Melancholy i. ii. ii. vi. 115 Voluntary solitarinesse..gently brings on as a Siren, a shooing-horne, or some Sphinx to this irrevocable gulfe.

1759 R. Jackson Hist. Rev. Pennsylvania 82 It appeared..that a Treaty and a Purchase went on together; that the former was a Shoeing-Horn for the latter.

1819 W. Scott Legend of Montrose v, in Tales of my Landlord 3rd Ser. III. 241 A long story, my lord..is..the best shoeing-horn for drawing on a sound sleep.

1864 T. Seaton From Cadet to Colonel xvii. 358 An occupation that was a certain shoeing horn for cholera.

attributive.a1704 T. Brown Walk round London in 3rd Vol. Wks. (1708) iii. 6 As soon as that [sc. his money] begins to fail, then her Shooing-horn Looks and Freedoms, are turn'd into moody Pouts.

c. A person used as a tool by another; esp. one who is employed as a decoy.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > advantage > usefulness > use (made of things) > instrumentality > [noun] > (a) means > person as

ministerc1380

instrument1395

engine1548

shoeing-horn?1602

implement1629

shoehorn1630

?1602 Narcissus (MS Bodl. Rawl. poet. 212) (1893) 441 O, that same youthe's the scummer of all skorne, Of surquedry the very shooing horne.

1609 W. Shakespeare Troilus & Cressida v. i. 52 A thrifty shooing-horne [printed shooing-horue] in a chaine at his bare legge.

1692 A. Wood Athenæ Oxonienses II. 494 Oliver had made him..his shooing horn, merely to serve his turn.

1712 J. Addison Spectator No. 536. ¶5 Most of our fine young Ladies..retain in their Service..supernumerary and insignificant Fellows, which they..commonly call Shoeing-Horns. These are..designed..when a good Offer comes, to whet and spur him up to the Point.

1864 T. Carlyle Hist. Friedrich II of Prussia IV. xvi. vii. 335 D'Arnaud,—once Friedrich's shoeing-horn and ‘rising-sun’ for Voltaire's behoof.

†3. The Avocet: = shoehorn n. 3. Obsolete.

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the world > animals > birds > order Charadriiformes > [noun] > family Recurvirostridae > member of genus Recurvirostra (avocet)

scooper1668

shoeing-horn1668

crooked-bill1705

cobbler's awl1759

picarini1770

yelper1770

avocet1771

scooping avocet1776

red-necked avocet1823

bluestocking1844

shoehorn1864

1668 Sir T. Browne Let. in Wks. (1836) I. 400 A shoeing-horn or barker, from the figure of the bill and barking note.

†4. A cuckold's horn: see horn n. 7. In quot. 1664 attributive. (Cf. shoehorn v. 1.)

ΘΚΠ

society > morality > moral evil > licentiousness > unchastity > fornication, adultery, or incest > [noun] > adultery > husband of adulterous wife > symbol of

to give horns to1430

ox feather1615

knob1658

shoeing-horn1664

Sussex crest1681

horny coronet1688

bull's feather1704

1664 T. Killigrew Parsons Wedding v. iv, in Comedies & Trag. 153 Fine y'faith, none but the small Levites brow to plant your shooing-horn-seed in?—How now?

Derivatives

† ˈshoeing-horn v. Obsolete = shoehorn v. 2.

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > subjection > obedience > compulsion > compel [verb (transitive)] > force or impose something upon > force into a position against will of others

thrust1559

shoeing-horn1659

shoehorn1859

1659 T. Burton Diary (1828) IV. 77 This House does not intend to trepan, or shoeing-horn, any body.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1914; most recently modified version published online June 2019).

单词	shoeing-horn
释义	shoeing-hornn. Etymology: shoeing n.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈshoeing-horn. 1. = shoehorn n. 1. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > providing with clothing > [noun] > in specific way > with specific clothing > footwear > instrument to facilitate insertion of foot shoeing-hornc1440 chaucepe1499 shoehorn1589 boot-hook1808 shoe-lifter1846 shoe-lift1862 c1440 Promptorium Parvulorum 447/2 Schoynge horne, parcopollex. ?1530 J. Fitzherbert Bk. Husbandry (rev. ed.) f. xlviii Shoyng horne, boget, & shoes. 1631 B. Jonson Bartholmew Fayre ii. ii. 19 in Wks. II Oyly as the Kings constables Lampe, and shining as his Shooing-horne. 1713 J. Swift Elegy on Partridge in Misc. (1727) 100 The Horned Moon, which heretofore Upon their Shoes the Romans wore..And whence we claim our Shoeing-Horns. 1825 T. Hook Sayings & Doings 2nd Ser. I. 250 A pair of pumps into which, with the assistance of..a shoeing-horn, the old gentleman had compressed his proper proportions. 1856 C. Dickens Little Dorrit (1857) i. xxii. 187 A little instrument like a shoeing-horn for serving it [sc. snuff] out. attributive.a1625 J. Fletcher Rule a Wife (1640) iv. 43 Here's a shooing-horne chaine, gilt over.Proverbial.1508 J. Stanbridge Vulgaria (W. de W.) B v His nose is lyke a shoynge horne.1659 J. Howell Prov. Eng. Toung 4/1 in Παροιμιογραϕια Every one cannot have a nose like a shooing-horn. 2. figurative. a. An appetizer for food or drink. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > food > qualities of food > [noun] > appetizer shoeing-horn1536 antepast1582 rasher1609 whet1688 appetite1693 relisher1732 whetter1755 appetizer1862 amuse-bouche1959 amuse-gueule1963 amuse1988 relish2006 1536 R. Morison Remedy for Sedition sig. 19^v We haue to many sawces, to many showying hornes to drawe in meate. 1575 W. Stevenson Gammer Gurtons Nedle i. i. sig. Aii^v I..caught a slyp of Bacon..Which..Shall serue for a shoinghorne to draw on two pots of ale. 1622 J. Mabbe tr. M. Alemán Rogue ii. 275 The hungry sauour of our porrige was a shooing-horne to draw downe the hardnesse of our bread. 1737 J. Ozell tr. F. Rabelais Wks. I. 152 (note) Thus we say, a Red Herring is a shoing-horn to a Pot of Ale. 1815 W. Scott Guy Mannering II. 46 This [conversation] served as a ‘shoeing-horn’ to draw on another cup of ale. b. Something serving to facilitate a transaction, to bring on a condition, or to procure acceptance for something else. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > advantage > usefulness > use (made of things) > instrumentality > [noun] > (a) means keyOE toolc1000 wherewithc1230 ministerc1380 meanc1390 instrumenta1425 organ?a1425 mesne1447 moyen1449 handlec1450 hackneya1500 receipta1500 operative1526 ingine1531 appliance1555 agent1579 matter1580 mids1581 wedge1581 wherewithal1583 shoeing-horn1587 engine1589 instrumental1598 Roaring Meg1598 procurement1601 organy1605 vehicle1615 vehiculuma1617 executioner1646 facility1652 operatory1660 instrumentality1663 expedient1665 agency1684 bladea1713 mechanic1924 mechanism1924 1587 D. Fenner Def. Godlie Ministers sig. Kiv This was nothing but a shoing-horne, to pull on a page or two more. 1621 R. Burton Anat. Melancholy i. ii. ii. vi. 115 Voluntary solitarinesse..gently brings on as a Siren, a shooing-horne, or some Sphinx to this irrevocable gulfe. 1759 R. Jackson Hist. Rev. Pennsylvania 82 It appeared..that a Treaty and a Purchase went on together; that the former was a Shoeing-Horn for the latter. 1819 W. Scott Legend of Montrose v, in Tales of my Landlord 3rd Ser. III. 241 A long story, my lord..is..the best shoeing-horn for drawing on a sound sleep. 1864 T. Seaton From Cadet to Colonel xvii. 358 An occupation that was a certain shoeing horn for cholera. attributive.a1704 T. Brown Walk round London in 3rd Vol. Wks. (1708) iii. 6 As soon as that [sc. his money] begins to fail, then her Shooing-horn Looks and Freedoms, are turn'd into moody Pouts. c. A person used as a tool by another; esp. one who is employed as a decoy. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > advantage > usefulness > use (made of things) > instrumentality > [noun] > (a) means > person as ministerc1380 instrument1395 engine1548 shoeing-horn?1602 implement1629 shoehorn1630 ?1602 Narcissus (MS Bodl. Rawl. poet. 212) (1893) 441 O, that same youthe's the scummer of all skorne, Of surquedry the very shooing horne. 1609 W. Shakespeare Troilus & Cressida v. i. 52 A thrifty shooing-horne [printed shooing-horue] in a chaine at his bare legge. 1692 A. Wood Athenæ Oxonienses II. 494 Oliver had made him..his shooing horn, merely to serve his turn. 1712 J. Addison Spectator No. 536. ¶5 Most of our fine young Ladies..retain in their Service..supernumerary and insignificant Fellows, which they..commonly call Shoeing-Horns. These are..designed..when a good Offer comes, to whet and spur him up to the Point. 1864 T. Carlyle Hist. Friedrich II of Prussia IV. xvi. vii. 335 D'Arnaud,—once Friedrich's shoeing-horn and ‘rising-sun’ for Voltaire's behoof. †3. The Avocet: = shoehorn n. 3. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > birds > order Charadriiformes > [noun] > family Recurvirostridae > member of genus Recurvirostra (avocet) scooper1668 shoeing-horn1668 crooked-bill1705 cobbler's awl1759 picarini1770 yelper1770 avocet1771 scooping avocet1776 red-necked avocet1823 bluestocking1844 shoehorn1864 1668 Sir T. Browne Let. in Wks. (1836) I. 400 A shoeing-horn or barker, from the figure of the bill and barking note. †4. A cuckold's horn: see horn n. 7. In quot. 1664 attributive. (Cf. shoehorn v. 1.) ΘΚΠ society > morality > moral evil > licentiousness > unchastity > fornication, adultery, or incest > [noun] > adultery > husband of adulterous wife > symbol of to give horns to1430 ox feather1615 knob1658 shoeing-horn1664 Sussex crest1681 horny coronet1688 bull's feather1704 1664 T. Killigrew Parsons Wedding v. iv, in Comedies & Trag. 153 Fine y'faith, none but the small Levites brow to plant your shooing-horn-seed in?—How now? Derivatives † ˈshoeing-horn v. Obsolete = shoehorn v. 2. ΘΚΠ society > authority > subjection > obedience > compulsion > compel [verb (transitive)] > force or impose something upon > force into a position against will of others thrust1559 shoeing-horn1659 shoehorn1859 1659 T. Burton Diary (1828) IV. 77 This House does not intend to trepan, or shoeing-horn, any body. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1914; most recently modified version published online June 2019). < n.c1440
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