Definitions
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- noun Plural form of
horseshoe . - noun The
game played by throwinghorseshoes toward a metal stake. - verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of
horseshoe .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a game in which iron rings (or open iron rings) are thrown at a stake in the ground in the hope of encircling it
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Examples
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Close only counts in horseshoes, buddy, and getting simple idioms wrong makes you look ignorant.
'Dollhouse' canceled: Are we peeved or pleased by this development? | EW.com 2009
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“Almost” only counts in horseshoes and hand grenades.
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Close only counts in horseshoes and hand grenades.
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“Almost” only counts in horseshoes and hand grenades.
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"Close" only counts in horseshoes and hand grenades.
Clinton slightly narrows pledged delegate gap with Obama 2008
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Stand back or one of his horseshoes is going to hit you and knock you down real good, Jeb said.
Faux Faulkner 2005
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Stand back or one of his horseshoes is going to hit you and knock you down real good, Jeb said.
July 2005 2005
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It's only good in horseshoes and I don't play horseshoes.
National Basketball Association - Raptors vs. Timberwolves 2000
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They were called horseshoes, because presumably horses could use them too.
Isle of View Anthony, Piers 1990
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There is also a league forming for horseshoes, which is played through the summer months at Stewart Park.
News Review - Top Stories Barbara Taylor For The News-Review 2010
bilby commented on the word horseshoes
Do we have a good list of games?
October 27, 2008
mollusque commented on the word horseshoes
Yes, there's a tag for games.
October 27, 2008