shoeshine

[shoo-shahyn]

noun

an act or instance of cleaning and polishing a pair of shoes.

the surface of a polished shoe or shoes.

Origin of shoeshine

shoe + shine¹

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British Dictionary definitions for shoeshine

shoeshine

noun

the act or an instance of polishing a pair of shoes

the appearance or shiny surface of polished shoes

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