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hoof⋅beat

[hoof-beet, hoof-]
–noun
the sound made by an animal's hoof in walking, running, etc.

Origin:
1840–50; hoof + beat
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hoof·beat   (hŏŏf'bēt', hōōf'-)   
n.  The sound made by each hoof of a hoofed animal as it moves.
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