Shoefly

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Shoefly \Shoe"fly`\, n.
     1. (Railroading) A contrivance for throwing the track
        temporarily to one side for convenience in filling
        washouts or effecting other repairs. [Cant, U. S.]
        [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
  


     2. (Print.) In some cylinder presses, a device with long
        fingers for freeing the sheet from the cylinder. Shoehorn