Shoe (disambiguation)
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- A shoe is a piece of outerwear worn on one's feet, for protection, warmth, or style. The word is often used to describe anything that slips onto or under the lowermost part of any self-standing object.
- In mechanical engineering, a shoe (or brake shoe) is the restraint provided to the linings of the brake moving against the brake drum to stop its rotation. This type of shoe is commonly referred to as brake lining. It is also be plate between moving parts (and / or stationary parts) on to take the friction and allow means of adjustment. It is also be an outer cover treading of a pneumatic tire.
- A horseshoe is nailed to underside of horse's hoof and serves a similar function as footwear for horses, and is installed by a farrier. This plate (or rim) is placed so as to prevent injury to the animal.
- In card games, a shoe (cards) is used to hold several decks of cards, typically used in games such as blackjack, poker, and baccarat. It has a slit at the bottom which allows one to draw one card at a time.
In names
- Shoe is the title of a comic strip about a community of humanized birds, originally by Jeff MacNelly, and after MacNelly's death by Chris Cassatt and Gary Brookins. [1]
- SHOE is the abbreviation for Simple HTML Ontology Extensions.
See also: Shoe (disambiguation), Baccarat, Blackjack, Brake, Card game, Comic strip, Deck of cards, Drum brake, Farrier
