horseshoe pits
Sandy throwing lanes
Horseshoe pits are the playing areas for the game of horseshoes, consisting of two rectangular boxes of sand or clay set about forty feet apart, each with a metal stake in the center.
Players take turns tossing horseshoes at the opposite stake, aiming for ringers.
The pits are often found in backyards and parks: We set up horseshoe pits for the family reunion.
- tossLight, casual throw
- stakeSharpened post or share
- dead ringerExact duplicate in appearance
- ringerImpostor in competition
- leanerMore spare, less fat
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- park featurespark bench, bench, benches, trail, trails
- horseshoesringers, leaners
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Rectangular net-divided playing area
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