Noun : We picnicked in the middle of a horseshoe of trees. From Dictionary.com.
Adjective : a horseshoe bend in the river. From Dictionary.com.
Close only counts in horseshoes and hand grenades. From Wordnik.com. [Matthew Yglesias » The Haul] Reference
"Close" only counts in horseshoes and hand grenades. From Wordnik.com. [Clinton slightly narrows pledged delegate gap with Obama] Reference
“Almost” only counts in horseshoes and hand grenades. From Wordnik.com. [Think Progress » ThinkFast: February 1, 2010] Reference
It's only good in horseshoes and I don't play horseshoes. From Wordnik.com. [National Basketball Association - Raptors vs. Timberwolves] Reference
They were called horseshoes, because presumably horses could use them too. From Wordnik.com. [Isle of View]
Close only counts in horseshoes and handgrenades. From Wordnik.com. [Matthew Yglesias » GOP Never Took Yes for an Answer] Reference
They also had steel 'horseshoes' on the heels and steel toe plates to prevent wear. From Wordnik.com. [Army Rumour Service] Reference
` ` Luck only happens in horseshoes. ''. From Wordnik.com. [USATODAY.com] Reference
The whole beach was made of diminishing horseshoes!. From Wordnik.com. [Isle of View]
But close only counts with hand grenades and horseshoes. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jul 12, 2006] Reference
Kelly, I want to know if you played horseshoes with him?. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jul 8, 2001] Reference
Toss out those horseshoes -- hearts is the official game. From Wordnik.com. [Clinton Chic: Southern Comfort] Reference
MARCIANO: Yes, almost only counts in horseshoes, I guess. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Aug 14, 2009] Reference
CARVILLE: I mean, this is not horseshoes and hand grenades. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jun 29, 2006] Reference
He would toss the horseshoes and I would bring them back to him. From Wordnik.com. [The Biography of a Rabbit] Reference
RATHER: But close only counts with hand grenades and horseshoes. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript - Larry King Live: Dan Rather Opines on Politics and the Media - January 10, 2001] Reference
That's the reason that people hang up horseshoes over their door. From Wordnik.com. [Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves, North Carolina Narratives, Part 1] Reference
Lawn bowling Restoration Hardware Forget badminton and horseshoes. From Wordnik.com. [FAMILY REUNION] Reference
Loved riding his Harley, swimming, playing horseshoes and building. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Oct 19, 2009] Reference
They ate, laughed, played horseshoes and enjoyed each other's company. From Wordnik.com. [Families, western Loudoun County mourn loss of three in car crash] Reference
No word if they made it take off horseshoes to go through security though. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Sep 27, 2007] Reference
One of the men bundling horseshoes dropped the set he was tying together and came. From Wordnik.com. [Ride Proud, Rebel!] Reference
Also, cars tossed around like horseshoes after a huge explosion in one big city mall. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jan 13, 2005] Reference
In 1926 my grandfather, Peter Orson Benson, would come up to pitch horseshoes with me. From Wordnik.com. [The Biography of a Rabbit] Reference
A country boy, loved outdoors, playing horseshoes, riding bulls, football and dancing. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Sep 19, 2008] Reference
Brandur could hear the horseshoes crunching the hard, frozen ground as Gudrun rode off. From Wordnik.com. [Seven Icelandic Short Stories] Reference
But we do know that the president did not reclaim the family championship in horseshoes. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jul 8, 2001] Reference
We apply horseshoes on feet, we trim them, aid in the balance and the movement of horses. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Oct 17, 2009] Reference
The other trooper nodded, picked up a set of extra horseshoes, and went out of the smithy. From Wordnik.com. [Ride Proud, Rebel!] Reference
In the country, horseshoes are commonly seen over the doors of stables, and even of houses. From Wordnik.com. [As A Chinaman Saw Us Passages from his Letters to a Friend at Home] Reference
Even the horseman does not expect panegyrics of his profession to take the place of horseshoes. From Wordnik.com. [The Poet's Poet : essays on the character and mission of the poet as interpreted in English verse of the last one hundred and fifty years] Reference
A certain form of quoits is played with horseshoes throughout the country districts of America. From Wordnik.com. [Outdoor Sports and Games] Reference
We have drawn horseshoes for five weeks, so it does not look like returning to Pretoria just yet. From Wordnik.com. [A Yeoman's Letters Third Edition] Reference
"You're wearing horseshoes all over you to-day, Mr. Grant," growled the watching lad on the bench. From Wordnik.com. [Rival Pitchers of Oakdale] Reference
On the inside of the northern doorway (left hand) are two horseshoes, not exactly of the same size. From Wordnik.com. [The South of France—East Half] Reference
The next morning he was in his smithy making a pair of horseshoes, when the devil came in and said. From Wordnik.com. [Welsh Fairy-Tales and Other Stories] Reference
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