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Shoestring   /ʃˈustrˌɪŋ/   Listen
Shoestring

noun
1.
A lace used for fastening shoes.  Synonyms: shoe lace, shoe string, shoelace.
2.
A small amount of money.  Synonym: shoe string.



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"Shoestring" Quotes from Famous Books



... billy goat was worth twenty-five dollars and same would be deducted from the amount of the loan. Darn these fancy word slingers!" said Casey. "An' the day before the note come due, here comes that shoestring in pants with the money to pay the note minus the damages, and four new tires fer the truck! Yessir, wouldn't buy tires off me, even! Could yuh beat that fer gall? And ...
— Casey Ryan • B. M. Bower
... was busy that moment tying his shoestring, and Rudolf, the third best of the archers, shot at the bird and ...
— Burlesques • William Makepeace Thackeray


Words linked to "Shoestring" :   lacing, small indefinite quantity, shoe, small indefinite amount, lace, aglet, aiglet, shoe lace


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