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May 31, 2019
This week’s themeWords originating in shoes
This week’s words
sabotage
roughshod
old shoe
vamp
shoehorn
Shoehorn by Robert Mindum, 1600
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PRONUNCIATION:
(SHOO-horn) 
MEANING:
verb tr.: To force something into an insufficient or unsuitable space.
noun: A tool to help slide one’s heel into a shoe.
noun: A tool to help slide one’s heel into a shoe.
ETYMOLOGY:
Originally, shoehorns were made of the horns of animals. Earliest documented use: 1589.
USAGE:
“A bull-headed Maltese prime minister shoehorned a chapter on Mediterranean security into the Helsinki Accords.”
The Cruel Sea; The Economist (London, UK); Jan 14, 2017.
See more usage examples of shoehorn in Vocabulary.com’s dictionary.
The Cruel Sea; The Economist (London, UK); Jan 14, 2017.
See more usage examples of shoehorn in Vocabulary.com’s dictionary.
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