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shoebrush

[ shoo-bruhsh ]
/ ˈʃuˌbrʌʃ /

noun

a brush used in polishing shoes.

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Origin of shoebrush

First recorded in 1765–75; shoe + brush1

Words nearby shoebrush

shoe, shoebill, shoeblack, shoe boil, shoebox, shoebrush, shoehorn, shoelace, shoe leather, shoemaker, Shoemaker-Levy 9
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Example sentences from the Web for shoebrush

  • With his moustache en croc, and his shoebrush hair, I have rarely beheld a more sensual-looking desperado.

    Simon the Jester|William J. Locke

  • The man with the shoebrush hair and the rolls of fat at the back of his neck?

    Simon the Jester|William J. Locke

  • Yet if he openly pocketed a shoebrush and cloth, how explain this to the ever-incredulous Snorky?

    Skippy Bedelle|Owen Johnson

  • If I comprehend a shoebrush under the class mammal, it does not thereupon become a milk-giver.

    Landmarks of Scientific Socialism|Friedrich Engels