The Clue
Part of an auto tire (4 letter answer)
The Answer
SHOE
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Notes
The answer SHOE is seen frequently, appearing about once every 80 puzzles.
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Oxford
Sabot
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Buskin or brogan
Clog, e.g.
Cordwainery product
Flat or pump
Galosh, e.g.
Ghillie or solleret
Ghillie or wingtip
One going on foot?
Monopoly token
Oxford, e.g.
Oxford or loafer
Oxford or pump
Part of a brake
Pump or clog
Pump or loafer
Sabot or clog
Sabot or sabotine
Tree locale
High heel, e.g.
Home in a nursery rhyme
It's about a foot
Jeff MacNelly comic
Nursery rhyme residence
Third-rail contact
What's under an arch
Wing tip, e.g.
Word with strings or horns
Jeff MacNelly comic strip
Loafer that should be stepped on
Something fit to be tied?
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Definition
SHOE as a noun:
1. footwear shaped to fit the foot (below the ankle) with a flexible upper of leather or plastic and a sole and heel of heavier material
2. (card games) a case from which playing cards are dealt one at a time
3. (horseshoe, shoe) = U-shaped plate nailed to underside of horse's hoof
4. (brake shoe, shoe, skid) = a restraint provided when the brake linings are moved hydraulically against the brake drum to retard the wheel's rotation
SHOE as a verb:
1. furnish with shoes; "the children were well shoed"