shoeing
noun1
The act of fitting an animal with horseshoes.
2
Slang A thrashing.
- Rags was on the wrong side of a ruck in a training exercise and Woody gave him a shoeing, just as you would to one of the opposition in a match situation.2010, Ronan O'Gara, Ronan O'Gara: My Autobiography, →ISBN, page 85:
- They jump the two babyface performers and give them a shoeing, only to get cleared out of the ring in double quick time.2013, James Dixon, The 3CW Encyclopedia, →ISBN, page 147:
1 more example
- And he gave the IRA a right shoeing as well.2015, Andrew O'Hagan, The Illuminations, →ISBN, page 39:
- Derived terms
- shoeing-horn, shoeingsmith