[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

shoehorn \shoe"horn`\, shoeing-horn \shoe"ing-horn`\, n.
   1. a curved piece of polished horn, wood, or metal used to
      facilitate the entrance of the foot into a shoe.
      1913 webster

   2. figuratively:
      a anything by which a transaction is facilitated; a
          medium; -- by way of contempt. --spectator.
      b anything which draws on or allures; an inducement.
          low --beau.  fl.
          1913 webster

[2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

shoehorn \shoe"horn\, v. t.
   to squeeze or force into a tight-fitting space, with or as
   though with a shoehorn; -- often used figuratively.
   pjc

[3] : WordNet (r) 2.0

shoehorn
     n : a device used for easing the foot into a shoe
     v : make fit for a specific purpose syn: tailor
see also:
tailor 

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