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