A gaiter, or legging, covering the upper part of the shoe and part of the leg.
A waterproof overshoe used to provide protection from rain or snow.
A waterproof rubber boot, intended to be worn in wet or muddy conditions.
To walk while wearing, or as if wearing, galoshes; to splash about.
A protective covering for the foot, with a bottom part composed of thick leather or plastic sole and often a thicker heel, and a softer upper part made of leather or synthetic material. Shoes generally do not extend above the ankle, as opposed to boots, which do.
The outer cover or tread of a pneumatic tire, especially for an automobile.
A band of iron or steel, or a ship of wood, fastened to the bottom of the runner of a sleigh, or any vehicle which slides on the snow.
A pneumatic tire, especially for an automobile.
A piece of metal designed to be attached to a horse's foot as a means of protection; a horseshoe.
Part of a current collector on electric trains which provides contact either with a live rail or an overhead wire (fitted to a pantograph in the latter case).
A trough-shaped or spout-shaped member, put at the bottom of the water leader coming from the eaves gutter, so as to throw the water off from the building.
A drag, or sliding piece of wood or iron, placed under the wheel of a loaded vehicle, to retard its motion in going down a hill.
The part of a railroad car brake which presses upon the wheel to retard its motion.
An iron socket or plate to take the thrust of a strut or rafter.
A device for holding multiple decks of playing cards, allowing more games to be played by reducing the time between shuffles.
A plate, or notched piece, interposed between a moving part and the stationary part on which it bears, to take the wear and afford means of adjustment; called also slipper and gib.
An inclined trough in an ore-crushing mill.
An ingot of gold or silver shaped somewhat like a traditional Chinese shoe, formerly used in trade in the Far East.
A trough or spout for conveying grain from the hopper to the eye of the millstone.
Something resembling a shoe in form, position, or function, such as a brake shoe.
An iron socket to protect the point of a wooden pile.
To put shoes on one's feet.
To equip an object with a protection against wear.
To put horseshoes on a horse.