Meaning of shoepolish | Babel Free

Definitions

Noun. [B2]

Examples

“The diseases of shoemakers receive⟳ attention as well as the toxicology of shoepolish.”

“Now that peace is here once more, and the Corps is returning to its prewar proportions, our girls are being replaced by men and discharged to civilian life, where they will no longer hear⟳ the song of the DI’s cadence, the clash of GI trays, the cry⟳ of LIGHTS OUT and HIT THE DECK, KNOCK⟳ IT OFF and FALL⟳ IN, where there will no longer be the smell⟳ of shoepolish and the skivvie-clad confusion of GI parties.”

“Friday Clark had gone to the PX for a much needed bottle of shoepolish with fifty cents borrowed from Niccolo Leva. […] Besides that, he had not gotten the shoepolish he had gone for. He had spent 15¢ for an icecream sundae—chocolate which he dearly loved—and another 15¢ for a new comic book to read⟳ while he ate the sundae. That was allright, that still left 20¢ for the shoepolish, and he wasnt going to eat⟳ in the messhall anyway, and reading the comic book kept him from feeling embarrassed like⟳ he always did in the PX restaurant, and he still had the 20¢ for shoepolish.”

“Whether they are or not, the publishers of newspapers, like⟳ the makers of shoepolish, may fairly claim⟳ to be governed by uniform standards.”

“The motor rumbled alive; there was a smell⟳ of shoepolish and gasoline as the plane turned, gathered its bulk, and headed for the broad road to heaven.”

“The same smell⟳ of unwashed bodies, of shoepolish and dirty floors; the same sound⟳ of typewriters and men yawning or braying over some joke.”

“The smell⟳ of shoepolish is what’s filling the roominghouse air.”

“two throne chairs / unopened cans of shoepolish / the proprietor / has money pressed / into his palm / a number⟳ / into his ear”

“But, to tell⟳ the truth, although some of these wines are extremely strong and one or two of them faintly palatable—Ng Kah Pee, for instance, which tastes gently of shoepolish—my wine-tasting adventures have⟳ not been notably successful.”

“In Maurice’s rhapsody, Snowball is defined as a negative image of Green Eyes, a dark double⟳ of this cell’s mastermind: “You might even call⟳ him a Green Eyes with a coat of shoepolish, Green Eyes with a smoke-screen, Green Eyes covered with mud, Green Eyes in the dark” (pp. 106–107).”

“She opened the tin of shoepolish and began to paint⟳ it around Inès’ pale blue eyes with a little brush.”

“Moreover, the shoeshiner might decide⟳ to add⟳ a receipt or a sample of shoepolish as tangible evidence of good care.”

“BADENHORST goes to his bed and gets a tin of shoepolish and a rag.”

“I sat at the upstairs window and watched him come⟳ down the hill on Friday evenings gathering knockbacks door to door with a drip on the tip⟳ of his nose and a hunch beneath his mackintosh, lugging a clatty brown suitcase full of shoepolish, laces, toothbrushes, soap and combs which we bought every now and then […]”

“The place⟳ smelled of shoepolish, not the usual musty hymn-books she associated with chapels.”

“Shinola: a brand of shoepolish, not to be confused with excrement”

“The disparity in the price of shoepolish and detergent increases (slightly) with a relative modest surge of trade⟳.”

“One night, after returning to the shed⟳ for post-game libations, the small goalie drew a disc of shoepolish and a chamois from his pocket, fell to his knees, and began polishing our boots at the command of another player who was caning him across the back.”

“Here the streets seem to be filled with the smell⟳ of shoepolish coming from the shoepolish stands; they are working hard these days, the men who polish shoes, because everywhere you look⟳ there are men in uniforms whose boots are so well shined they could serve⟳ as mirrors and I can see⟳ the hems of my skirts reflected in them.”

“‘Where is Antoinette, do you know⟳, Matron?’ asked Angela, wishing she could get⟳ the combined tastes of shoepolish and medicine out of her mouth.”

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