horseshoed

Fitted with metal

Horseshoed describes something fitted with horseshoes—the curved metal plates nailed to horses' hooves for protection: a freshly horseshoed mare.

The word also describes things shaped like a horseshoe, forming a U or arc: The crowd horseshoed around the speaker.

We sat at a horseshoed table.

equestrian

farrier

One who shoes horses

  • hoofHorny foot covering
  • nailMetal fastener or keratin plate
  • stallionIntact male breeding horse

mare · colt · filly · blacksmith · stable · paddock · saddle · bridle · stirrup · girth

forging

anvil

Metal-shaping block

  • forgeFurnace for shaping metal
  • hammerTool for striking nails
  • tongsHinged grasping utensil

iron · heat · flame · quenching · tempering · shaping · metalwork · blacksmith · bellows · foundry

luck

charm

Attractive personal quality

good luck · blessing · auspicious · omen · superstition · doorway · hung · nailed · upward · protection

shape

arch

Curved spanning structure

crescent · magnet · pit · arena · stadium · layout · formation · contour · semicircle · trajectory

Opposites
hoof condition/protection

horseshoedbarefoot

Wearing no shoes

unshod · barefooted · shoeless · bootless · untrimmed

Phrases
Family

horseshoe, horseshoes, horseshoeing, horseshoer, horseshoers

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G