1
a
: wearing footgear (such as shoes)
b
: equipped with tires
2
: furnished or equipped with a shoe

Examples of shod in a Sentence

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Finished in Tornado Red (as were 128 of the cars), its black-and-gray interior is equipped with factory harness seat belts, and the white rally wheels are shod with original factory-specification Michelins. Robert Ross, Robb Report, 2 Sep. 2024 The limiting factor here is that both cars are shod with all-season tires; a sports sedan like the GLI deserves stickier rubber. Rich Ceppos, Car and Driver, 15 Mar. 2023 New 17- and 19-inch wheels are shod with two-inch-taller tires, and those wheel assemblies are shoved nearer the corners thanks to a track width that's broader by a whopping 2.3 inches up front and two inches out back. Dan Edmunds, Car and Driver, 14 Dec. 2022 Brakes use four-pot calipers front and rear, and 18-inch forged alloy wheels are shod with Pirelli P Zero tires front and rear. Mike Duff, Car and Driver, 4 Sep. 2020 Ennamorati was charged with an additional assault and battery with dangerous weapon for using a shod foot. Nicole Chavez, CNN, 28 Feb. 2020 His additional charges are mayhem; assault and battery with a dangerous weapon, a shod foot; assault and battery with a dangerous weapon, a belt; and domestic assault and battery causing serious bodily injury, police said. Travis Andersen, BostonGlobe.com, 7 May 2018 His mother, Margaret (Holland) Neal, taught economics and music in high school, and his father, Homer Neal, shod horses. Karen Weintraub, New York Times, 8 June 2018 Singleton-Legget faces a charge of assault and battery with a dangerous weapon, a shod foot. Danny McDonald, BostonGlobe.com, 10 Feb. 2018

Word History

Etymology

Middle English, from past participle of shoen to shoe, from Old English scōgan, from scōh shoe — more at shoe

First Known Use

13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Time Traveler
The first known use of shod was in the 13th century

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“Shod.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shod. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.

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