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Accessory Shoe: Metal or plastic fitting on the top of the camera which supports accessories such as viewfinder, rangefinder, or flash gun.

Sand In Their Shoes: A sandbagger. He has sand in his shoes.

Leading Shoe: A type of drum brake mechanism. The “leading” brake shoe is applied in the direction of the drum rotation. This can either be a single leading shoe or a double (twin) leading shoe design and . . . View Full Definition

Shoestring Catch: A catch made by a running fielder just before the ball hits the ground.

Stud Shoe: A metal, structural bracket that reinforces a vertical stud. Used on an outside bearing wall where holes are drilled to accommodate a plumbing waste line.

White-Shoe Firm: A rating of municipal securities, that uses market factors rather than credit considerations to find appropriate yields.

Hot-Shoe Receptacle: A fixture allowing the use of an extermal flash.

Greenshoe Option: The holding of a large block of stock of a target company by an unfriendly company, with the object of forcing the target company to repurchase the stock at a substantial premium to prevent . . . View Full Definition

Base Shoe: Molding used next to the floor on interior base board. Sometimes called a carpet strip.

Accessory Group: Mechanical and electrical units mounted on an engine necessary for its operation, such as starter, magnetos, fuel pumps, etc.