hoof-and-mouth disease

American  

[hoof-uhn-mouth, hoof-] / ˈhʊf ənˈmaʊθ, ˈhuf- /

noun

1. foot-and-mouth disease.

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Etymology

Origin of hoof-and-mouth disease

An Americanism dating back to 1880–85

Example Sentences

A television journalist in the Farm Belt once said this about a suspected outbreak of hoof-and-mouth disease: The pasture contained several cows seen by news reporters that were dead, diseased, or dying.

From Literature

But in the countryside the new automobiles were as unreal as short dresses, and those who were just emerging from the invasion of snails and hoof-and-mouth disease simply viewed it as a good year.

From Literature

The Dallas Cowboys surely will disappoint again; they’ll be as appealing as a corral full of cattle with hoof-and-mouth disease.

From Newsweek

Cholera may carry off his hogs, or hoof-and-mouth disease his cattle.

From Project Gutenberg

In the countryside that year, everything happened: drought, snails, and hoof-and-mouth disease.

From Literature