shoeing-horn \ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷\noun Etymology: Middle English schoynge horne 1.: shoehorn 2.archaic: appetizer 3. a.: something that facilitates a transaction or passage < the best shoeing-horn for drawing on a sound sleep — Sir Walter Scott > b.archaic: someone that acts for another (as a go-between or decoy)