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present participle and gerund of shoe examples
plural shoeings
The act of fitting an animal with horseshoes. examples
(slang) A thrashing. quotations
Rags was on the wrong side of a ruck in a training exercise and Woody gave him a shoeing, just as you would to one of the opposition in a match situation.
2010, Ronan O'Gara, Ronan O'Gara: My Autobiography, page 85
They jump the two babyface performers and give them a shoeing, only to get cleared out of the ring in double quick time.
2013, James Dixon, The 3CW Encyclopedia, page 147
And he gave the IRA a right shoeing as well.
2015, Andrew O'Hagan, The Illuminations, page 39