shoehorn : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: shoehorn	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for shoehorn
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
shoehorn n a device used for easing the foot into a shoe v fit for a specific purpose even when not well suited
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Shoehorn \Shoe"horn`\, Shoeing-horn \Shoe"ing-horn`\, n. 1. A curved piece of polished horn, wood, or metal used to facilitate the entrance of the foot into a shoe. 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.