horseshoes

horse·shoe  (hôrssh, hôrsh-)

n.

1. A flat U-shaped metal plate fitted and nailed to the bottom of a horse's hoof for protection.

2. A U-shaped object similar to a horseshoe.

3. horseshoes (used with a sing. verb) A game in which players toss horseshoes or horseshoe-shaped metal pieces at a stake so as to encircle it or come closer to it than the other players.

tr.v. horse·shoed, horse·shoe·ing, horse·shoes

To fit with horseshoes.

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horseshoes [ˈhɔːsˌʃuːz]

n

(Group Games / Games, other than specified) (functioning as singular) a game in which the players try to throw horseshoes so that they encircle a stake in the ground some distance away

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

horseshoes - a game in which iron rings (or open iron rings) are thrown at a stake in the ground in the hope of encircling it quoits leaner - (horseshoes) the throw of a horseshoe so as to lean against (but not encircle) the stake ringer - (horseshoes) the successful throw of a horseshoe or quoit so as to encircle a stake or peg outdoor game - an athletic game that is played outdoors