When teaching irregular conjugations, I often explain shoe verbs first because they affect many present-tense forms.

In the grammar glossary, shoe verb is listed as a synonym of boot verb.

He slipped his foot into a safety shoe before climbing onto the scaffold.

She fastened the row of tiny buttons on her high button shoe before stepping onto the polished ballroom floor.

The suede-shoe salesmen gathered at the market to showcase their newest designs.

I told him to ignore the suede-shoe salesman who kept following us through the mall.

The factory supervisors inspected the suede-shoe operators during the safety drill.

That suede-shoe operator promised quick profits and vanished with our investment before anyone noticed.

I spotted several horse-shoe vetches carpeting the chalky slope during my hike.

The meadow was dotted with small yellow flowers of horse-shoe vetch, attracting bees and butterflies.