1. horseshoes - Noun
2. horseshoes - Verb
a game in which iron rings (or open iron rings) are thrown at a stake in the ground in the hope of encircling it
Source: WordNetOne of the chief reasons for the widespread fear of the Huns rested on their ability to travel very long distances in relatively short periods. This ability may well have been based on their use of horseshoes. Carroll Quigley
Close don't count in baseball. Close only counts in horseshoes and grenades. Frank Robinson
Great American sport. Horseshoes is a very great game. I love it. Dan Quayle
Close only counts in horseshoes and hand-grenades. English Proverb
The blacksmith's horse has no horseshoes. Czech Proverb
Close enough for horseshoes and hand grenades. American Proverb