horseshoes

game equipment consisting of an open ring of iron used in playing horseshoes n

equip (a horse) with a horseshoe or horseshoes

n a game in which iron rings (or open iron rings) are thrown at a stake in the ground in the hope of encircling it n game equipment consisting of an open ring of iron used in playing horseshoes n U-shaped plate nailed to underside of horse's hoof v equip (a horse) with a horseshoe or horseshoes

(horseshoes) the throw of a horseshoe so as to lean against (but not encircle) the stake

(horseshoes) the successful throw of a horseshoe or quoit so as to encircle a stake or peg