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beats the hoof

beats the hoof is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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 beats the hoof

What is beats the hoof the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Beats the hoof is the third-person singular simple present indicative of beat the hoof.

Words near beats the hoof in the dictionary

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

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