Example Sentences

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Kamelillo had a bamboo pole in his hand to pole the raft with, but he had shod it with his harpoon head.

From The Belted Seas by Colton, Arthur Willis

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 Leland, Charles Godfrey

"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 Kingsley, Charles

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 Canavan, M. J. (Michael Joseph)

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