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 shod
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past perfectof shoe.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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So saying, he went off as tired, after the exertion he had made, as if he had shod all the Dalton horses since daybreak.
From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 18, No. 107, September, 1866 by Various
After I had shod the horse, I spoke to Mr. Harrington about it.
From Ben Comee A Tale of Rogers's Rangers, 1758-59 by M. J. (Michael Joseph) Canavan
When the smith had shod the horse anew, he tried to lead it back into the stable, but it refused to enter.
From Legends of Florence Collected from the People, First Series by Charles Godfrey Leland
"Ay,"—and the fellow could hardly hide a grin,—"but he had shod all his horses backwards."
From Hereward, the Last of the English by Charles Kingsley
The Earl blushed a little, for he remembered how the armourer had offered to ride behind him after he had shod Black Darnaway at the Carlinwark.
From The Black Douglas by Frank Richards
