What's the difference between shoeless and unshod?

Shoeless


Definition:

  • (a.) Destitute of shoes.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) The list of " 12 things that the £1,400 UK dividend could buy ", illustrated by a colourful assortment of Lego characters, appears to portray Scots as shoeless, sun-starved, football-obsessed fish supper addicts, with poor grooming habits and such limited imaginations that their favoured activity at the Edinburgh festival is eating hotdogs.
  • (2) 4.13am BST Spurs 77-73 Heat - 10:26 remaining, 4th quarter Melissa J Mitchell (@melissajane23) @HunterFelt That shoeless 3 is going to be a classic.
  • (3) Blood trickles down her dusty face, her yellow blazer and dark trousers are shredded from the force of the blast, and her shoeless foot hangs injured off the side of the chair on which she’s slumped.
  • (4) The canoe-carver's son who became deputy governor, governor, vice-president and then president, without ever hustling for power, wowed us all with stories of his humble beginnings (a shoeless childhood, studying by the light of kerosene lanterns), his humility, and his seeming accessibility (via Facebook).
  • (5) Because of the disadvantages of the special shoe in respect of insufficient stability, high cost, lack of ventilation and the problems involved in applying or taking off the shoe, or in remaining in "shoeless condition", we can recommend using this shoe in aftercare treatment in exceptional cases only.
  • (6) There he was picked up by a half-Jewish Red Cross nurse who took pity on this dishevelled, shoeless figure.

Unshod


Definition:

Example Sentences:

  • (1) It is hypothesized that the adaptations which produce shock absorption, an inherent consequence of barefoot activity and a mechanism responsible for the low injury frequency in unshod populations, are related to deflection of the medial longitudinal arch of the foot on loading.
  • (2) Significant differences between the predominance in shod and unshod children were noted in all age groups, most marked in those with generalised ligament laxity.
  • (3) Flat foot was most common in children who wore closed-toe shoes, less common in those who wore sandals or slippers, and least in the unshod.
  • (4) Among the acquired forms was idiopathic hallux varus of middle age, which developed spontaneously in unshod persons and progressed gradually.
  • (5) This paper describes the application of foil strain gauges to the hoof wall, and the use of measuring equipment to monitor weightbearing and changes in hoof shape in shod and unshod horses.
  • (6) The Harris mat footprint test is a static used when the patient is unshod.

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