¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Hoofbeats
1. hoofbeat [n] - See also: hoofbeat
Lexicographical Neighbors of Hoofbeats
Literary usage of Hoofbeats
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Johnny Nelson: How a One-time Pupil of Hopalong Cassidy of the Famous Bar-20 by Clarence Edward Mulford (1920)
"Then the hoofbeats grew more rapid as Wolf increased the pace of his horse. ...
As the hoofbeats coming from town grew rapidly louder and nearer he tensed ..."
2. The Wolf-cub: A Novel of Spain by Patrick Casey, Terence Casey (1918)
"They were men's voices, loud above the steady hoofbeats of the horses, as if
raised in some wordy contention: "But I tell you, Pascual Montara, the Wolf-Cub ..."
3. Cry of the Phoenix by Gyeorgos Ceres Hatonn (1995)
"Those same hoofbeats are bearing down on you as you sit with this document in hand.
Above those noisy hoofbeats arise other sounds--the metallic thud of ..."
Other Resources:
