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1. (n.) brake shoe
a rigid curved plate, usu. of steel coated with a friction-producing material, tightened against the inside of a brake drum to produce a braking action.
2. brake shoe
(on a bicycle) a metal block holding a rubber pad, pressed against a rotating wheel to produce a braking action.
Etymology: (1870–75, Amer.)
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1. (noun) brake shoe, shoe, skid
a restraint provided when the brake linings are moved hydraulically against the brake drum to retard the wheel's rotation
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