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shoeshine

[ shoo-shahyn ]
/ ˈʃuˌʃaɪn /
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noun
an act or instance of cleaning and polishing a pair of shoes.
the surface of a polished shoe or shoes.
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Origin of shoeshine

shoe + shine1

Words nearby shoeshine

shoe leather, shoemaker, Shoemaker-Levy 9, shoepac, shoer, shoeshine, shoestring, shoestring catch, shoestring potatoes, shoestring root rot, shoestring tackle
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British Dictionary definitions for shoeshine

shoeshine
/ (ˈʃuːˌʃaɪn) /
noun
the act or an instance of polishing a pair of shoes
the appearance or shiny surface of polished shoes
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