Shoehorn

3 definitions found

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

  Shoehorn \Shoe"horn`\, Shoeing-horn \Shoe"ing-horn`\, n.
     1. A curved piece of polished horn, wood, or metal used to
        facilitate the entrance of the foot into a shoe.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. Figuratively:


        (a) Anything by which a transaction is facilitated; a
            medium; -- by way of contempt. --Spectator.
        (b) Anything which draws on or allures; an inducement.
            [Low] --Beau. & Fl.
            [1913 Webster]

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

  Shoehorn \Shoe"horn\, v. t.
     to squeeze or force into a tight-fitting space, with or as
     though with a shoehorn; -- often used figuratively.
     [PJC]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  shoehorn
       n : a device used for easing the foot into a shoe
       v : make fit for a specific purpose [syn: {tailor}]