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.
will shoe
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future tenseof shoe.future tense
Used to express actions, events, or states that have not yet occurred but are expected to happen.
Example Sentences
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“O wha will shoe my fu’ fair foot?And wha will glove my hand?And wha will lace my middle jimp,Wi’ the new-made London band?
From A Collection of Ballads by Andrew Lang
Another instance is in the opening verse of Sir Walter Scott's version of "The Lass of Lochroyan:" Oh wha will shoe my bonny foot?
From Lippincott's Magazine, Vol. 22, November, 1878 of Popular Literature and Science by Various
‘Your father will shoe your fu’ fair foot, Your mother will glove your hand; Your sister will lace your middle jimp Wi’ the new-made London band.
From Ballads of Romance and Chivalry Popular Ballads of the Olden Times - First Series by Frank Sidgwick
‘O wha will shoe my fu’ fair foot?
From Ballads of Romance and Chivalry Popular Ballads of the Olden Times - First Series by Frank Sidgwick
"Yours would have been spoiled; mine will shoe as well as before!" said Richard.
From There & Back by George MacDonald
