Word: shoe Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Germanic *skōhaz Proto-West Germanic *skōh Old English sċōh Middle English scho English shoe From Middle English scho, sho, from Old English sċōh (“shoe”), from Proto-West Germanic *skōh, from Proto-Germanic *skōhaz (“shoe”), of unclear etymology; possibly a derivation from *skehaną (“to move quickly”), from Proto-Indo-European *skek- (“to move quickly, jump”). Eclipsed non-native Middle English sabatine, sabatoun (“shoe”) from Medieval Latin sabatēnum, sabatum (“shoe, slipper”) (compare Old Occitan sabatō, Spanish zapato (“shoe”), French sabot (“wooden shoe, clog”), Italian ciabatta). The archaic plural shoon is from Middle English shon, from Old English scōn, scōum (“shoes”, dative plural) and scōna (“shoes'”, genitive plural); it is cognate with Scots shuin (“shoes”). See also Scots shae, West Frisian skoech, Low German Schoh, Dutch schoen, German Schuh, Bavarian Schuach, Danish, Norwegian Bokmål, Norwegian Nynorsk, and Swedish sko, Tocharian B skāk (“balcony”). Pronunciation: /ˈʃuː/, /ˈʃu/ 1. A protective covering for the foot, with a bottom part composed of thick leather or plastic sole and often a thicker heel, and a softer upper part made of leather or synthetic material. Shoes generally do not extend above the ankle, as opposed to boots, which do. Example: Get your shoes on now, or you'll be late for school. 2. A piece of metal designed to be attached to a horse's foot as a means of protection; a horseshoe. Example: Throw the shoe from behind the line, and try to get it to land circling (a ringer) or touching the far stake. 3. A device for holding multiple decks of playing cards, allowing more games to be played by reducing the time between shuffles. 4. Something resembling a shoe in form, position, or function, such as a brake shoe. Example: Remember to turn the rotors when replacing the brake shoes, or they will wear out unevenly. 5. Something resembling a shoe in form, position, or function, such as a brake shoe. 6. Something resembling a shoe in form, position, or function, such as a brake shoe. 7. Something resembling a shoe in form, position, or function, such as a brake shoe. 8. Something resembling a shoe in form, position, or function, such as a brake shoe. 9. Something resembling a shoe in form, position, or function, such as a brake shoe. 10. Something resembling a shoe in form, position, or function, such as a brake shoe. 11. Something resembling a shoe in form, position, or function, such as a brake shoe. 12. Something resembling a shoe in form, position, or function, such as a brake shoe. 13. Something resembling a shoe in form, position, or function, such as a brake shoe. 14. Something resembling a shoe in form, position, or function, such as a brake shoe. 15. Something resembling a shoe in form, position, or function, such as a brake shoe. Labels: historical Example: The finest gold among them is 100 touch, called Sycee, i. e. pure gold without alloy: so that if a shoe of gold touch 93, then it hath 93 parts of fine gold and 7 parts alloy. 16. The outer cover or tread of a pneumatic tire, especially for an automobile. 17. A pneumatic tire, especially for an automobile. Labels: broadly, slang 18. A fake passport. Labels: slang