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
A third was shoeing a horse near the blacksmith shop.
From The Settling of the Sage by Hal G. (Hal George) Evarts
In the blacksmith shop, diagonally across the street from the hotel, Piney Jackson was shoeing a mule.
From The Heart of the Range by William Patterson White
The farrier was shoeing a great black horse, who turned its gentle eyes towards the hay-bales piled in front of the stable.
From Lorraine A romance by Robert W. (Robert William) Chambers
