un·shod \“+\adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Old English unscōd, past participle of unscōgan to unshoe, from un- (II) + scōgan to shoe — more at shoe 1.: wearing no shoes : barefoot 2.of a horse: not shod : having cast a shoe 3.: having no tire or rim < an unshod wagon wheel > : lacking a sharp iron point < an unshod pole >