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unhoofing

unhoofing is the present participle and gerund of unhoof.

Meaning of unhoof

Verb

unhoof (third-person singular simple present unhoofs, present participle unhoofing, simple past and past participle unhoofed)

  1. To remove the hooves from.
    • We must unhoof the horses and burn the chariots of human strength in the fire, for thus saith the Spirit, “ I will stain the pride of all glory, and bring into contempt all the excellent of the cart ."1862, Charles Haddon Spurgeon, The Metropolitan Tabernacle Pulpit - Volume 7, page 541

Questions about unhoofing

What is unhoofing the present participle and gerund of?
Unhoofing is the present participle and gerund of unhoof.

Words near unhoofing in the dictionary

  1. unhoodwinked
  2. unhoodwinking
  3. unhoodwinks
  4. unhoof
  5. unhoofed
  6. unhoofing
  7. unhoofs
  8. unhook
  9. unhookable
  10. unhooked
  11. unhookedness

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