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Definition of Soft-shoe
1. Noun. Tap dancing wearing shoes that have soft soles.
Definition of Soft-shoe
1. Noun. (alternative spelling of soft shoe) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Soft-shoe
Literary usage of Soft-shoe
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Principles of Iron Founding by Richard Moldenke (1917)
"Hence, a granular structure is essential, and to strike the best medium between
the soft, fine-braking but quickly worn-out soft shoe, and the hard, ..."
2. A Touch of Dangerby Michael William Paulson by Michael William Paulson (2005)
"... "I've had better slop than that when I was doing the soft shoe on Broadway!
I did the soft shoe for years!" Afterwhich, he cast a backward glance toward ..."
3. International Library of Technology: A Series of Textbooks for Persons by International Textbook Company (1902)
"For a given hardness of wheel, a soft shoe will give more friction at a given
pressure than a hard one, but it wears out sooner. ..."
4. A Textbook on Electric Lighting and Railways: Geometrical Drawing by International Correspondence Schools (1901)
"For a given hardness of wheel, a soft shoe will give more friction at a given
pressure than a hard one, but it wears out sooner. ..."
5. A Cyclopaedia of Six Thousand Practical Receipts, and Collateral Information by Arnold James Cooley (1850)
"This consists in keeping the feet clean, by frequent ablutions with warm water,
and the use of easy, soft shoe* or bouts. Without iht II. (Powder. ..."
6. The Diseases of Animals: A Book of Brief and Popular Advice on the Care and by Nelson Slater Mayo (1920)
"Another form of capped elbow is a fibrous tumor, which usually occurs where a
soft shoe-boil breaks and is neglected, or when the cause of the shoe-boil is ..."
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