Shoeing

noun, verb, slang

noun, verb, slang ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The act of fitting an animal with horseshoes.
  2. 2
    A thrashing. slang

    "Rags was on the wrong side of a ruck in a training exercise and Woody gave him a shoeing, just as you would to one of the opposition in a match situation."

Verb
  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of shoe form-of, gerund, participle, present

Synonyms

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beatingsmackdown

Example

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"Rags was on the wrong side of a ruck in a training exercise and Woody gave him a shoeing, just as you would to one of the opposition in a match situation."

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shoeing-horn

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