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beating the hoof

beating the hoof is the present participle and gerund of beat the hoof.

Meaning of beat the hoof

Verb

beat the hoof (third-person singular simple present beats the hoof, present participle beating the hoof, simple past beat the hoof, past participle beaten the hoof or (colloquial) beat the hoof)

  1. (archaic) To walk; to go on foot.

Questions about beating the hoof

What is beating the hoof the present participle and gerund of?
Beating the hoof is the present participle and gerund of beat the hoof.

Words near beating the hoof in the dictionary

  1. beating the daylights out of
  2. beating the drum
  3. beating the drum for
  4. beating the dummy
  5. beating the dust
  6. beating the hoof
  7. beating the meat
  8. beating the odds
  9. beating the pants off
  10. beating the poop out of
  11. beating the shit out of

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