hoofbeat en · NOUN
Etymology
From hoof + beat.
Meanings
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The sound of a hoof striking the ground.
at the hoof-beats of fate
1847 November 1, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Evangeline, a Tale of Acadie, Boston, Mass.: William D. Ticknor & Company, →OCLC, (please specify either |part=I or II):
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| hoofbeats | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Translations (5)
fo hóvspor (sound of a hoof striking the ground) · hu lódobogás (sound of a hoof striking the ground) · hu patadobogás (sound of a hoof striking the ground) · nv bikédil (sound of a hoof striking the ground) · de Hufschlag (sound of a hoof striking the ground)