# shoeing

Pronunciation: say "SHOO-ing" US /ˈʃuɪŋ/, UK /ˈʃuːɪŋ/

## Verb

1. Present participle and gerund of shoe. — present participle and gerund of shoe
   - Simple: Present participle and gerund of shoe. Use this form when the action is happening now or to name the task itself.
   - _By noon the farrier had finished shoeing the entire team of draft horses._
   - _Shoeing demands both strength and a calm manner around skittish animals._

## Noun

2. The work of fitting a horse or other animal with horseshoes.
   - Simple: The job of putting horseshoes on a horse or other animal.
   - _The blacksmith charged a flat fee for each shoeing._
   - _Proper shoeing every six weeks kept the racehorse sound._
3. A severe beating or thrashing inflicted on someone. *(slang)*
   - Simple: A bad beating that someone gets in a fight.
   - _The two rivals gave each other a proper shoeing outside the bar._
   - _He still remembers the shoeing he took in that alley years ago._

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/shoeing (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).