Leaner (Noun)
Meaning
(horseshoes) the throw of a horseshoe so as to lean against (but not encircle) the stake.
Classification
Nouns denoting acts or actions.
Examples
- The player's horseshoe landed as a leaner against the stake, giving them a point for that round.
- Because the leaner stayed in place, his opponent couldn't get the shoe to fall off or move it.
- His last throw ended with a leaner, leaving just enough for his opponent to move with a perfect next throw.
- Finding an open gap to throw and having it rest against the stake as a leaner was the ideal strategy here.
- She expertly threw a leaner on the opposite side, blocking her opponent's potential path to nudge the leaner off.