horseshoe
Farrier's fitted metal
A horseshoe is a U-shaped metal plate nailed to a horse's hoof for protection.
The shape has become a symbol of good luck, often hung above doorways with ends pointing up to "hold" the luck.
Horseshoes is a game where players toss horseshoes at a stake, scoring points for getting close or ringing it: We played horseshoes at the picnic.
As a verb, to horseshoe is to fit a horse with shoes.
Metal-shaping block
- blacksmithIron-shaping craftsperson
- forgeFurnace for shaping metal
- ironElement twenty-six
- hammerTool for striking nails
tongs · metalwork · fire · heating · shaping · quenching · tempering · bellow
Horny foot covering
- farrierOne who shoes horses
- mareFemale adult equine
- stallionIntact male breeding horse
- geldingCastrated male equine
colt · filly · saddle · bridle · stirrup · tack · nail · fitting
Delivering toward the plate
- ringerImpostor in competition
- leanerMore spare, less fat
- stakesPosts or wagers
- pegWooden pin for fastening
toss · pit · court · points · tournament · backyard · recreation · quits
Attractive personal quality
- fortuneWealth or destiny
- talismanMagical protective charm
- amuletWorn protective token
- omenProphetic indicator
superstition · blessing · protection · ward · doorway · hanging · upward · prosperity
Curved sickle-like arc
- arcCurved line segment
- U-shapedCurved like horseshoes
- curvedSmoothly bent, not angular
- semicircleHalf a ring
Jointed-limb invertebrate phylum
- blue-bloodPerson of noble descent
- spawnAquatic eggs or generate
- living-fossilUnchanged ancient species
- carapaceProtective dorsal exoskeleton
anvil
Metal-shaping block
- blacksmithIron-shaping craftsperson
- forgeFurnace for shaping metal
- ironElement twenty-six
hammer · tongs · metalwork · fire · heating · shaping · quenching · tempering · bellow · sparks
hoof
Horny foot covering
gelding · colt · filly · saddle · bridle · stirrup · tack · nail · fitting · lameness
pitching
Delivering toward the plate
peg · toss · pit · court · points · tournament · backyard · recreation · quits · innings
charm
Attractive personal quality
omen · superstition · blessing · protection · ward · doorway · hanging · upward · prosperity · serendipity
crescent
Curved sickle-like arc
semicircle · bend · arch · bow · curvature · loop · hook · sweep
arthropod
Jointed-limb invertebrate phylum
- blue-bloodPerson of noble descent
- spawnAquatic eggs or generate
- living-fossilUnchanged ancient species
- luckgood luck, bad luck, lucky, luckily, pure luck
- lucky charmsrabbit foot, lucky coin, four leaf clover, good luck charm, lucky penny
- Pre-electric technologywaterwheel, water wheel, windlass, pulley, plow
- slot symbolscherry, cherries, seven, wild, bell
- superstitionblack cat, broken mirror, Friday the 13th, walking under ladder, evil eye
- Luck Symbolsfour leaf clover, lucky cat, lucky bamboo, pot of gold, rainbow
horseshoebroken mirror
Damaged reflective pane
bad omen · black cat · number thirteen · curse · jinx
- horseshoe magnetCurved iron attractor
- horseshoe crabSpike-tailed marine arthropod
- lucky horseshoeSuperstitious iron charm
- horseshoe pitStakes-and-sand game area
- horseshoe nailPin securing hoof protection
- horseshoe tossPitching game with curved metal
horseshoes, horseshoeing, horseshoed, horseshoe crab, horseshoer, horseshoers, horseshoe crabs