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.
was shoeing
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past progressiveof shoe.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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Jim was shoeing a pony when the word came, but with 400 of his countrymen he set out again.
From Time Magazine Archive
It was cattle country and most of Blacksmith Hogan's business was shoeing cow ponies.
From Time Magazine Archive
He was shoeing horses and building wagons and so on.
From Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States from Interviews with Former Slaves, Arkansas Narratives, Part 4 by Work Projects Administration
Here someone was roasting coffee, there another was shoeing his horse, yonder a third was greasing the axles of his waggon.
From Through Shot and Flame The Adventures and Experiences of J. D. Kestell Chaplain to President Steyn and General Christian De Wet by J. D. (John Daniel) Kestell
And say, he gave me a cigar that looked as though it had some skin trouble, and smelled like some one was shoeing a horse.
From Billy Baxter's Letters, By William J. Kountz by William J. Kountz
