horse shoes
Toss for ringers
Horseshoes are U-shaped metal plates nailed to horses' hooves for protection, giving rise to the game of horseshoes, where players toss similar curved pieces at a stake.
Finding a horseshoe is traditionally lucky, and people hang them over doorways—though there's debate about whether the opening should face up (to hold luck) or down (to pour luck on those passing through).
Close only counts in horseshoes and hand grenades.
- hoofHorny foot covering
- forgeFurnace for shaping metal
- farrierOne who shoes horses
- anvilMetal-shaping block
- hot ironHeated metal for smoothing
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