horseshoes

Speech parts

1. horseshoes - Noun

2. horseshoes - Verb

Meaning

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: WordNet

Synonyms

pall-mall checkers horseshoe chess billiards catling seven-up trajectory mah-jongg Arches tipcat tiddlywinks saddle soap quoits

Hypernyms

outdoor game

Phrases with the word

almost only counts in horseshoes and hand grenades horseshoes target

Examples

One 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

Close letter words and terms

horseshoe worm horseshoeing horseshoer horseshoes target horseshow horsesickness