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padded the hoof

padded the hoof is the simple past and past participle of pad the hoof.

Meaning of pad the hoof

Verb

pad the hoof (third-person singular simple present pads the hoof, present participle padding the hoof, simple past and past participle padded the hoof)

  1. (archaic) Synonym of beat the hoof (“walk; go on foot”).
    • Many who had engaged and dressed for seats in the various conveyances, found themselves necessitated to pad the hoof in all their bravery; and ladies were obliged to walk, on that day, who never imagined they would have so vulgarized their sandaled legs and feet.1839, Henry Curling, Some Account of The Field of the Cloth of Gold of Eglintoun, page 21
    Synonyms:
    beat the hoof

Questions about padded the hoof

What is padded the hoof the simple past and past participle of?
Padded the hoof is the simple past and past participle of pad the hoof.

Words near padded the hoof in the dictionary

  1. padded mailer
  2. padded mailers
  3. padded out
  4. padded room
  5. padded rooms
  6. padded the hoof
  7. padded up
  8. paddedness
  9. Padden
  10. padder
  11. padders

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