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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   plural of horseshoe form-of, plural
2. 2
   The game played by throwing horseshoes toward a metal stake. uncountable
3. 3
   a game in which iron rings (or open iron rings) are thrown at a stake in the ground in the hope of encircling it wordnet

Verb

1. 1
   third-person singular simple present indicative of horseshoe form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person

Synonyms

All synonyms

barnyard golfbingocheckerschessgamequoits

Example

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"Close only counts in horseshoes and hand grenades."

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