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  • noun Plural form of shoeshine.

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Examples

  • Say they spend it on shoeshines to go with their new socks, something they could not afford before when socks were more expensive.

    Math and Economics, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty 2009

  • On a day that also featured free back rubs, shoeshines, ice cream and fruit smoothies, another speaker, Kevin P. Meiners, a deputy undersecretary for intelligence, gave the audience what he called "the secret sauce," the key to thriving even when the Defense Department budget eventually stabilizes and stops rising so rapidly.

    Top Secret America: National Security Inc. 2010

  • Judiciary Square swarmed with lawyers hurrying to court, homeless guys hawking shoeshines, and thugs lined up at hot-dog carts to buy half-smokes before their court hearings.

    Law of Attraction Allison Leotta 2010

  • Judiciary Square swarmed with lawyers hurrying to court, homeless guys hawking shoeshines, and thugs lined up at hot-dog carts to buy half-smokes before their court hearings.

    Law of Attraction Allison Leotta 2010

  • So inmates stash macks in lockers provided by the prison and use them to buy goods, including illicit ones such as stolen food and home-brewed "prison hooch," as well as services, such as shoeshines and cell cleaning ...

    Boing Boing 2008

  • Judiciary Square swarmed with lawyers hurrying to court, homeless guys hawking shoeshines, and thugs lined up at hot-dog carts to buy half-smokes before their court hearings.

    Law of Attraction Allison Leotta 2010

  • Ali is one of a group of youngsters offering shoeshines outside the local government office.

    In Iraq, a Shoeshine Boy���s Brush With Danger IWPR 2009

  • So inmates stash macks in lockers provided by the prison and use them to buy goods, including illicit ones such as stolen food and home-brewed "prison hooch," as well as services, such as shoeshines and cell cleaning.

    Mackerel Economics in Prison 2008

  • Across the street, a huge Mercedes-Benz showroom owned by the closely held Fletcher Jones Management Group offers free shoeshines, manicures and shuttles to the airport.

    Luxury-Car Sellers Put on the Ritz 2007

  • He was housed in the Reclusorio Oriente in Mexico City, a prison that had taco vendors and shoeshines available, far more casual than any stateside confinement would be, but much removed from his former lifestyle.

    Every Breath You Take Ann Rule 2000

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