Definition of "horseshoes" []

• Plural form of horseshoe. (noun)
• The game played by throwing horseshoes toward a metal stake. (noun)
• Third-person singular simple present indicative form of horseshoe. (verb)

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• "“Almost” only counts in horseshoes and hand grenades."
• "Close only counts in horseshoes and hand grenades."
• "Close only counts in horseshoes, buddy, and getting simple idioms wrong makes you look ignorant."