SHOEHORN

{ Shoe″horn′, Shoe″ing–horn′ } (?), n. 1. 1. A curved piece of polished horn, wood, or metal used to facilitate the entrance of the foot into a shoe.
2. 2. Figuratively: (a) Anything by which a transaction is facilitated; a medium; — by way of contempt. Spectator. (b) Anything which draws on or allures; an inducement. Beau. & Fl.