Reverse Dictionary: SHOE

ADJECTIVES
1669 — CALCEATE furnished with shoes → obs.
1730 — CALCEATED fitted with shoes, shod
1819 — CREPIDARIAN pert. to a shoemaker
1876 — RUN-OVER of a shoe, heel, etc.: that has been worn down on one side
1884 — CALCED shod, fitted with shoes, wearing shoes
1897 — TACKETY-SHOED wearing studded shoes → Sc.
1966 — KEEN-POINTED of shoes: sharp-pointed → Amer. dial.
1966 — KEEN-TOED of shoes: sharp-pointed → Amer. dial.
1968 — PICKEREL-TOED of a shoe: having a sharp-pointed toe → Amer. dial.

NOUNS
1300 — HARLOT a kind of pointed boot or shoe worn in the 14th century → obs.
1526 — SUBPEDITAL a shoe
1600 — ST HUGH’S BONES the tools of a shoemaker → obs.
1602 — SANDAL SHOON sandals → arch.
1611 — NEB the tip or point of anything; the toe of a shoe; the extremity of anything ending in a point or narrowed part
1654 — VAMP the part of a boot or shoe covering the front of the foot
1697 — PLOD-SHOE a strong clumsy shoe in which one walks heavily → obs.
..18C — BEATER-CASES shoes → UK criminals’ sl.
1700 — TOM PAT a shoe → sl.
1721 — SCRAE a shoe, esp. one that is old and shrivelled→ Sc.
1755 — SHOEPAC a moccasin → US
1775 — PUMPS tennis shoes, trainers
1787 — BAUCHLE an old shoe used as a slipper, or worn down at the heel, which causes the wearer to shamble → Sc.
..L18 — UNDERSTANDINGS boots or shoes → sl.
..19C — BAKERS large or clumsy boots or shoes → sl.
..19C — PADDERS boots or shoes → sl.
..19C — PODDY a child’s shoe → Eng. dial.
..19C Amer. dial.— CALIFORNIA OVERSHOES a makeshift foot covering made of a cloth sack worn instead of a sock or shoe →
..E19 — HOPPER-DOCKERS shoes → sl.
..E19 — QUEER WEDGE pointed shoes → sl.
1804 — SCLYTE — SKLYTE a worn-out shoe; a large, clumsy foot → Sc.
1807 — CRAB-SHELLS shoes, boots → sl.
1808 — NICKERERS new shoes → Sc.
1810 — RAMMER a heavy, clumsy shoe
1824 — SCLIFFAN a thin, useless shoe → Sc.
1824 — YICKIE-YAWKIE a wooden tool, blunted like a wedge, with which shoemakers polish the edges and bottoms of soles → Sc.
1825 — CLUMPER a clumsy shoe or boot; a heavy-soled working boot → sl.
1834 — FLATS shoes with flat heels or no heels
1835 — BROGAN a heavy work shoe → . Amer. dial.
1836 — CLODHOPPER a large heavy shoe, esp. a coarse or heavy work shoe → sl.
1841 — JIGGER a light shoe → US
1844 — NOB the toe of a shoe → Sc. 
1850 — MUDHOOK a foot; a heavy shoe or boot → Amer. dial.
.M19 — BOWLES shoes → sl.
.M19 — GALLIES shoes → sl.
.M19 — HOCK-DOCKIES shoes → sl.
1854 — CAMMING treading shoes out of shape → Eng. dial.
1856 — LANGOT — LANGOTE the strap of a shoe; a shoe-string → Eng. dial.
1857 — TAPPING the soling or heeling of boots and shoes → Eng. & Amer. dial.
1862 — GUNBOATS a pair of shoes or galoshes, esp. of a large size → Amer. sl.
1862 — SNEAK a soft-soled shoe; a running shoe; a trainer → UK sl.
1863 — MUD SCOWS large, cheap, or clumsy shoes → Amer. sl.
1865 — CROOKED SHOES footwear cut for right and left feet; such shoes were provided to Union soldiers, many of whom, prior to enlisting, had only worn two shoes cut identically → US Civil War usage
1866 — SCLAFF a light loose-fitting shoe or slipper; an old worn-down shoe, sometimes used as a slipper → Sc.
1866 — SCLAFFERT thin, light shoes → Sc.
1868 — ARCTICS thick waterproof overshoes for winter wear → US mostly historical usage 
1882 — SCLAFFER a light loose-fitting shoe or slipper; an old worn-down shoe, sometimes used as a slipper → Sc.
1886 — BATTLESHIPS a pair of shoes or galoshes, esp. of a large size → Amer. sl.
1891 — KECH a girl’s shoe → Sc.
1892 — YIRKIN the place where a shoe is tied → Ireland
1895 — SNEAKS rubber-soled sports shoes → Amer. sl.
1898 — BAT a child’s shoe, made without a welt → Eng. dial. (Bk.)
1898 — CACK — KACK a child’s boot or shoe below a certain size → Eng. dial. (Bk.)
1898 — KACK-MAKING making children’s boots and shoes → Eng. dial. (Bk.)
1899 — STOMPER a large heavy shoe → sl., orig. US
..L19 — ALLIGATOR a shoe of which the upper and the sole have become separated → sl.
..L19 — CELLARS shoes; boots → sl.
..L19 — MOCCASINS any kind of footwear → US sl.
..L19 — PEDDLERS — PEDLERS light clogs → Liverpool street arabs’ sl.
..L19 — SKATES shoes → US sl.
..20C — GUTTIES plimsolls, trainers → Ulster sl.
..20C — KANGA — KANGAROO a shoe → rhyming sl.
..20C — PADDLERS children’s footwear for the beach, protection from sharp stones and crabs → Brit. sl.
..E20 — BOOTERY a shop selling boots and shoes → US
1900 — ADAM’S SLIPPERS no shoes, i.e. barefoot → US sl.
1900 — CALIFORNIA SOCKS a makeshift foot covering made of a cloth sack worn instead of a sock or shoe → Amer. dial.
1900 — DEW-BEATER a large and clumsy boot or shoe → Eng. dial. (Bk.)
1900 — DEW-DASHER a large and clumsy shoe or foot → Eng. dial. (Bk.)
1900 — DEW-SPREADER a large and clumsy boot or shoe → Eng. dial. (Bk.)
1900 — DEW-WIPER a large and clumsy boot or shoe → Eng. dial. (Bk.)
1900 — GALASH a clog or wooden shoe → Eng. dial. (Bk.)
1900 — ST. LOUIS FLATS flat, moccasin-like shoes with a design on the toe — often a club, diamond, or other playing-card suit; a style of shoe popular among jazz musicians and gamblers → African-American sl.
1902 — TANS articles of dress, etc., of a tan colour; esp. tan shoes or boots
1904 — CREEPERS soft-soled shoes → US sl.
1904 — KICKS shoes → sl., orig. US
1904 — SCLIFF — SKLIFF an old broken shoe or slipper → Sc. (Bk.)
1904 — SCREG a shoe → Sc. obs. (Bk.)
1904 — TAB a shoe-string → Eng. dial.
1905 — ARBITRATORS – clogs → Eng. dial., jocular usage (Bk.)
1908 — GAITER a low cut shore or overshoe; a low canvas top shoe with a rubber sole → Amer. dial.
1910 — PAMPOOTY a shoe made of untanned hide → Ireland (Bk.)
1911 — BODDOM the sole of a shoe → Sc. (Bk.)
1913 — DOG a foot or shoe → Amer. dial.
1913 — SHOE-MOUTH the opening where the shoe is laced → Amer. dial. (Bk.)
1913 — TACKIES running shoes; trainers → S. Afr.
1913 — ZAPATO a shoe → Amer. dial. (Bk.)
1914 — NUGGET shoe or boot polish → Aust. & NZ sl.
1917 — VIOLIN CASE an unusually large foot or shoe → Amer. dial.
1920 — CALIFORNIA MOCCASINS n. a makeshift foot covering made of a cloth sack worn instead of a sock or shoe → Amer. dial.
1920 — TENNIE — TENNY a rubber-soled shoe, usually with a low canvas upper; a tennis shoe → Amer. dial.
1920 — WANSTEAD FLATS — WANSTEADS spats → rhyming sl.
1923 — ONES AND TWOS shoes → Aust. rhyming sl.
1924 — DAPS gym shoes, plimsolls, tennis shoes, trainers → UK sl.
1926 — CANAL BOAT big foot; big or clumsy shoes → Amer. sl.
1930 — CAD’S CRAWLERS suede shoes → sl.
1930 — POMS dancing shoes → Irish sl.
1932 — TENNER a rubber-soled shoe, usually with a low canvas upper; a tennis shoe → Amer. dial.
1935 — SKI a large foot or shoe → Amer. dial.
1937 — FLATTY a flat shoe, a shoe without heels → colloq.
1939 — MUD-SPLITTER a foot; a heavy shoe or boot → Amer. dial.
1940 — BABY DOLLS a style of high-heeled women’s shoes → US sl.
1940 — DAGGER-POINTED GOLDIES yellow shoes with sharply pointed toes → African-American sl.
1940 — DAISY-BEATERS shoes → African-American sl.
1940 — GOTTO a rope-soled show → W. Indies
1940 — PUSS-BOOTS rubber-soled canvas shoes → W. Indies
1941 — TENNIS a rubber-soled shoe, usually with a low canvas upper; a tennis shoe → Amer. dial.
1942 — CANOES big feet or shoes → US sl.
1942 — FIDDLE CASES unusually large feet or shoes → Amer. sl.
1942 — KICKER a shoe or boot, esp. one with a sharp toe → Amer. sl.
1945 — MUD PIPES shoes or boots, esp. riding boots → US Western sl. (Bk.)
1945 — TROTTER BOXES shoes or boots → US Western sl. (Bk.)
1945 — TROTTER CASES shoes or boots → US Western sl. (Bk.)
1945 — WADERS shoes, boots → US sl.
1946 — BULLDOG TOE a rounded high toe on a man’s shoe; the shoe itself → Amer. dial.
1946 — CLODKNOCKER a heavy shoe → Amer. dial.
1946 — EARTHPADS shoes, sneakers → US sl.
1947 — AMPLE TRAMPLE large shoes → Amer. sl. (Bk.)
1947 — LITTLE ABNER a blunt or square-toed shoe → Amer. sl.
1947 — MOUSE-HOLE SQUEAKS open-toed shoes → Amer. sl. (Bk.)
1947 — VAMPS ON RAMPS wedges → Amer. sl. (Bk.)
1948 — STROLLERS casual shoes
1950 — BOOTS any type of shoes → Amer. sl.
1950 — BOXCARS big feet or shoes → Amer. sl.
1950 — MOCS slip-on shoes → US sl.
1953 — BOONDOCKER a heavy work or walking shoe → Amer. dial.
1954 — BALL SHOE a sneaker; canvas-top shoes with rubber sole; tennis shoe → Amer. dial.
1954 — BROTHEL BOOTS soft-soled footwear → Aust. colloq.
1954 — BROTHEL-CREEPER a suede or soft-soled shoe → Brit. sl.
1954 — EASY WALKER a rubber-soled canvas shoe; a sneaker → Amer. dial.
1954 — PIN-PRICKER a man’s sharp-pointed shoe → Amer. dial.
1958 — HEN-SKINS thin-soled shoes not stout enough to take calks (spikes) → Amer. logging usage
1960 — AIR HEBREWS sandals → US students’ sl.
1960 — ANT-SMASHER a large foot; a large, heavy shoe → US sl.
1960 — ANT-STOMPER a large foot; a large, heavy shoe → US sl.
1960 — HEBREW HOPPERS sandals → US students’ sl.
1960 — ST. LOUIS BLUES shoes → Aust. rhyming sl.
1962 — GO-AHEAD a flat-heeled, thonged sandal → Amer. dial.
1962 — SLIDES shoes → US sl.
1965 — BULLDOG a rounded high toe on a man’s shoe; the shoe itself → Amer. dial.
1965 — NEEDLEPOINT — NEEDLE-POINTED SHOE — NEEDLE-POINT SHOE a sharp-pointed shoe → Amer. dial.
1965 — NEEDLETOE — NEEDLE-TOED SHOE a sharp-pointed shoe → Amer. dial.
1965 — PUNKIN-SLITTERS men’s sharp-pointed shoes → Amer. dial.
1965 — TENNIE-RUNNER — TENNY-RUNNER a rubber-soled shoe, usually with a low canvas upper; a tennis shoe → Amer. dial.
1966 — LACEAWAY a shoe with three to five lace holes on a side → Amer. dial.
1966 — SNAKE-JABBERS men’s sharp-pointed shoes → Amer. dial.
1966 — SNAKE-KICKERS men’s sharp-pointed shoes → Amer. dial.
1966 — TENNIE-PUMP — TENNY-PUMP a rubber-soled shoe, usually with a low canvas upper; a tennis shoe → Amer. dial.
1967 — BOONDOCK a heavy work or walking shoe → Amer. dial.
1967 — CLODS men’s low, rough work shoes → Amer. dial.
1967 — CLUBBIES men’s square-toed shoes → Amer. dial.
1967 — SCOW a square-toed shoe → Amer. dial.
1967 — VIOLIN an unusually large foot or shoe → Amer. dial.
1968 — ASS-KICKER a shoe, esp. a man’s sharply pointed shoe → Amer. dial.
1968 — BOIL PICKER — BOIL PRICKER a man’s shoe with a pointed toe → Amer. jocular usage
1968 — CHERRY PICKERS men’s sharp-pointed shoes → Amer. dial.
1968 — CROW’S-FEET men’s sharp-pointed shoes → Amer. dial.
1968 — FLAPPER a large foot or shoe → Amer. dial.
1968 — KING-TOE a pointed shoe → Amer. dial.
1968 — NOBS shoes → US sl.
1968 — PICCADILLY a man’s shoe with a pointed toe → Amer. dial.
1968 — PIG-STABBER a sharp-pointed shoe → Amer. dial.
1968 — PIN-TOE a man’s sharp-pointed shoe → Amer. dial.
1968 — TOAD-STABBER a sharp-pointed shoe or boot → Amer. dial.
1968 — TOWBOATS men’s square-toed shoes → Amer. dial.
1968 — WALNUT PICKERS men’s sharp-pointed shoes → Amer. dial.
1969 — BLOCK a man’s square-toed shoe → Amer. dial.
1969 — BLOCKIE a man’s square-toed shoe → Amer. dial.
1969 — CLODBUSTERS men’s square-toed shoes → Amer. dial.
1969 — ELF-TOE a man’s sharp-toed shoe → Amer. dial.
1969 — FIVE-TOED SHOES men’s square-toed shoes → Amer. dial.
1969 — RAIL-SPLITTER a sharp-pointed shoe → Amer. dial.
1970 — ALLIGATOR BOOT a railwayman’s work-boot damaged by diesel oil so that the uppers have parted from the sides → UK sl.
1970 — BALES OF BRIQUETTES platform-soled shoes → Irish sl.
1970 — CLOBBERS men’s low, rough work shoes → Amer. dial.
1970 — COCKROACH KILLER a sharp-pointed shoe → Amer. dial., jocular usage
1970 — DECKS sneakers, tennis shoes → Amer. dial.
1970 — GALILEE STOMPERS sandals, flip-flops → homosexual sl.
1970 — GUATEMALY DIRT DOBBERS sandals → Amer. sl. (Bk.)
1970 — GUMBIES black tennis shoes → US students’ sl. (Bk.)
1970 — HOOFS shoes; feet → US students’ sl. (Bk.)
1970 — ICE PICKS men’s sharp-pointed shoes → Amer. dial.
1970 — J.C. WATER WALKERS sandals; tennis shoes → Amer. sl. (Bk.)
1970 — JESUS WEEJUNS sandals → US students’ sl. (Bk.)
1970 — SKITS shoes; clothes → US sl. (Bk.)
1970 — TREADS sneakers → US students’ sl. (Bk.)
1971 — WAFFLE STOMPER a usually heavy boot or shoe with a corrugated sole; a shoe or boot with thick treads → Amer. dial.
1972 — FLOORBURNERS shoes → US sl.
1972 — RED, WHITE AND BLUE a shoe → UK rhyming sl.
1973 — OLD MAN COMFORTS high-top shoes with ankle support and extra laces → US sl.
1973 — SLIP-SLAP an old shoe, esp. a slipper → Trinidad & Tobago
1975 — AL — ALFRED the shoe width A → Amer. shoe-shop usage
1975 — BARKS shoes → US sl. (Bk.)
1975 — BENNIE → BENNY the shoe width B → US sl.
1976 — SLAPS plastic flip-flops (sandals) → US skateboarding usage
1979 — CUTOUTS summer sandals → Amer. dial.
1980 — WEEJUNS moccasins; loafers → teen sl.
1980 — LIZARDS lizard-skin shoes → US sl.
1981 — CASUALS informal clothes, shoes, etc. → Aust. colloq. (Bk.)
1982 — JAP FLAPS — JAPS — JAP SLAPS a slipper or sandal (esp. a rubber one with a toe thong) that flaps against the sole of the foot in walking → Amer. dial.
1982 — QUICK START a rubber-soled canvas shoe; a sneaker → Amer. dial.
1982 — WUMPERS a rubber-soled sandal, esp. one made from a car tire → Bahamas sl.
1990 — AIRS state-of-the-art, high-priced trainers → US teen sl.
1990 — WHEELS shoes or boots → US sl.
1990 — ZORRIES inexpensive, practical foam rubber thong sandals → US sl.
1992 — AIR JESUS sandals → US sl.
1994 — BASEMENTS – shoes → S. Afr. sl.
1995 — BATHEOS — BATHOS shoes → S. Afr. sl.
1995 — SOLES shoes → US sl.
1996 — COFFIN a shoe → Amer. dial. (Bk.)
1996 — HUCK a foot; a shoe → Amer. dial. (Bk.)
1997 — CLAIRE RAYNERS trainers → Brit. rhyming sl.
1997 — PLATS platform shoes → US sl.
1998 — HALF-CUTS trainers, sneakers → Barbados
1998 — SOFT SHOES sneakers, trainers → Barbados sl.
1999 — JAPANESE SAFETY SHOES thongs, flip-flops, i.e. backless rubber sandals with thongs between the big toe and other toes → Aust. sl.
2001 — TRAINIES trainers, sports shoes → UK sl.
2004 — AIR HOSE shoes worn without socks → US sl. (Bk.)
2004 — DANCER CASES shoes, boots, slippers → Brit. sl. (Bk.)
2006 — ENDS shoes → US street sl. (Bk.)
2007 — ALLIGATOR SHOES old footwear with the toes gaping open → sl. (Bk.)

NOUNS – PERSON
1000 — SOUTER a maker or mender of shoes; a shoemaker or cobbler
1401 — CORVISER — CORVISOR a shoemaker → obs.
1532 — COZIER a cobbler → obs.
1644 — CORDWINDER a shoemaker; a cordwainer → Amer. dial. arch.
1692 — UNDERLAYER a cobbler → obs.
1756 — CRISPIN a shoemaker
1794 — LAD OF WAX a shoemaker
..L18 — SNOB a cobbler, a shoemaker
..E19 — AMBASSADOR OF MOROCCO a shoemaker → sl.
1815 — MOOCHY — MOOTSHEE in South Asia: a member of a Scheduled Caste of leather-workers; a shoemaker, a cobbler; formerly, a saddler
1817 — LICK-BIRSE a cobbler → Sc.
1823 — BALL OF WAX a shoemaker → sl.
1824 — SCOUT a cobbler → Sc.
1828 — HEEL-CUTTER a shoemaker → Sc.
1849 — BAT-MAKER one who makes children’s shoes → Eng. dial.
1864 — CLOBBERER a patcher of clothes and shoes
1876 — CAD a journeyman shoemaker, butcher, or bricklayer → Eng. dial.
1877 — BINDER a person who binds shoes and boots, commonly the shoemaker’s wife or daughter → Eng. dial. (Bk.)
1890 — BABES OF GRACE  drunken psalm-smiting cobblers → sl. (Bk.)
1891 — TACKLER in making footwear: one who drives in tacks or nails
1902 — LAPSTONE a nickname for a shoemaker → Eng. dial. (Bk.)
1905 — TACHING-WAXER a shoemaker → Eng. dial. (Bk.)
1927 — BOOTMAN a dealer in boots and shoes
1945 — SOLE-SLOGGER a shoe-maker → US Western sl. (Bk.)
1960 — ANT-SMASHER a man who has large feet; one who wears large shoes → US sl.
1960 — ANT-STOMPER a man who has large feet; one who wears large shoes → US sl.

VERBS
1598 — SOUT to mend or patch shoes → obs.
1656 — CALCEATE to shoe, put on shoes or socks → obs.
1784 — REGISTER to repair shoes → Eng. dial.
1856 — BAUCHLE to shamble, to walk loosely; to wear shoes out of shape → Sc.
1856 — CAM to make crooked; to tread shoes out of shape → Eng. dial.
1876 — SLODGE of shoes: to slip about from being too large → Eng. dial. (Bk.)
1898 — BINK to press down, to destroy the shape, esp. of shoes → Sc. (Bk.)
1904 — SCAM of a shoe: to twist it out of shape by wearing wrongly; to tread down → Eng. dial. (Bk.)
1904 — SCOUCH to scrape the shoe awkwardly → Eng. dial. (Bk.)
1905 — MAKE to put the soles on boots or shoes → Eng. dial. (Bk.)
1905 — WALK of a shoe: to move about on the foot, because it is too large → Sc. (Bk.)