adj
shod
shod
adj
1
Wearing shoes, or fitted with a protective covering (as a horse with horseshoes or a wheel with tires).
"The horse was newly shod before the long ride."
"He wandered the beach barely shod, in worn-out sandals."
How to Use Shod
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishFitted out with shoes or shoe-like protection.
Common mistake
Mostly seen today in the phrase "shod and unshod" or describing horses; rare in everyday speech about people.
Common pairings
well shod
newly shod
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Etymology
The old past-tense/participle form of "shoe," from Middle English.