shoe tree
noun1
A device approximating the shape of a foot that is placed inside a shoe when it is being stored to preserve its shape and extend the life of the shoe.
- Bryce dutifully picked up after him — placing the suit on a wooden hanger and filling the lace-ups with shoe trees.1986, Craig G. Harris, “Weekend Plans”, in Joseph Beam, editor, In The Life: A Black Gay Anthology, page 135:
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