The Collaborative International Dictionary
Shoefly
Shoefly \Shoe"fly`\, n.
(Railroading) A contrivance for throwing the track temporarily to one side for convenience in filling washouts or effecting other repairs. [Cant, U. S.]
(Print.) In some cylinder presses, a device with long fingers for freeing the sheet from the cylinder.
Usage examples of "shoefly".
Shoeflies march up, bowflies shoot arrows, sawflies, hammerflies, screwdriverflies work furiously on fly-by-night construction schemes.