shoe
noun
an external covering for the human foot, usually of leather and consisting of a more or less stiff or heavy sole and a lighter upper part ending a short distance above, at, or below the ankle.
had been shoeing
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past perfect progressiveof shoe.past perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that was ongoing continuously in the past up until another past event interrupted it.
Example Sentences
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A beetle came creeping forth from the stable, where the farrier had been shoeing the horse.
From Fairy Tales of Hans Christian Andersen by H. C. (Hans Christian) Andersen
