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shoe⋅tree

[shoo-tree]
–noun
one of a pair of foot-shaped devices, usually of metal or wood, for placing in a shoe to maintain its shape when it is not being worn.

Origin:
1820–30; shoe + tree
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shoe·tree   (shōō'trē')   


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n.  A form made of wood, metal, or other inflexible material inserted into a shoe to stretch it or preserve its shape.
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