Sentence:  Early in the war it was not uncommon for planters ' sons to retain in camp Negro `` body servants '' to perform the menial chores such as cooking , foraging , cleaning the quarters , shining <WSD>shoes</WSD> , and laundering clothes . 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  footwear shaped to fit the foot (below the ankle) with a flexible upper of leather or plastic and a sole and heel of heavier material