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hoof-and-mouth disease
[ hoof-uhn-mouth, hoof- ]
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Word History and Origins
Origin of hoof-and-mouth disease1
An Americanism dating back to 1880–85
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Example Sentences
They went through the country like the hoof-and-mouth disease, and killed the Indians off like cattle.
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