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n.a form, as of wood or metal, inserted in a shoe to stretch it or preserve its shape
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Universalium. 2010.
shoe tree
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shoe tree — noun Date: 1827 a foot shaped device for inserting in a shoe to preserve its shape … New Collegiate Dictionary
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