shod

Meanings

• Verb

  To shoe an animal or to provide it with shoes.

  - "Farmers need to shod their cows before winter."
  - "The horse was shod before the race."

• Verb

  To put shoes on.

  - "I shod my children before we went out."
  - "After the rain, I shod my dog."

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with shod
bode , ode , mode , rode

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Variants

List of all variants of shod that leads to same result
shod , shodden , shoe , shoed , shoeing , shoes , dry-shod

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Etymology

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Originally from Old English scoðan, meaning 'to cover, shield'.

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Trivia

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1. The world record for the most horseshoes being nailed onto a single horse in one hour is 904.

2. The first recorded use of horseshoes dates back to 3000 BC in Mongolia.

3. Horseshoes were not commonly used in Europe until the Middle Ages.

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Related Concepts

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1. Horseshoeing: The process of attaching horseshoes to a horse's hooves to protect them and improve their performance.

2. Cow shoes: Shoes used to protect the hooves of cows and other large animals.

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Culture

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In literature, 'shod' is often used metaphorically to represent preparation or readiness, as in the phrase 'shod for battle'. In art, images of horses being shod have been used as symbols of work and labor.

How to Memorize "shod"

1. visualize
   

   - Visualize the act of putting shoes on an animal or yourself.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'shod' with the act of putting on shoes or the process of horseshoeing.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Use the mnemonic 'Shoes Help Our Darlings' to remember the meaning of 'shod'.

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