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  • noun Plural form of hoofmark.

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Examples

  • The trail, stretching six and a half kilometers, is a dirt track whose hoofmarks suggest it sees much more equine traffic than cyclists.

    Breaking Away 2009

  • But no; there were hoofmarks in the soft soil, leading in, and the sound of stertorous breathing was audible below.

    A Breath of Snow and Ashes Gabaldon, Diana 2005

  • There was not a single spot on the field that wasnt pounded down with hoofmarks.

    Exile's Valor Lackey, Mercedes 2003

  • There was not a single spot on the field that wasnt pounded down with hoofmarks.

    Exile's Valor Lackey, Mercedes 2003

  • There were footprints, hoofmarks—much larger than those of donkeys—and strange furrows.

    The War of the Crowns Christian Jacq 2002

  • They continued to pay much heed to the soft earth about the house, noting that there were no hoofmarks of horses; this was a matter of significance to them.

    Eaters Of The Dead Crichton, Michael, 1942- 1976

  • "And those hoofmarks-a horse must have gone wild here!"

    Tom Swift Jr And His Flying Lab Dougherty, William 1954

  • A man's deep footprints mingled with the hoofmarks.

    Tom Swift Jr And His Flying Lab Dougherty, William 1954

  • Some again avowed 'twas an agent of the Prince of Darkness, for there were hoofmarks of an unshod horse discovered on one or two occasions leading up and away from the scene of the slaughter, and blood drops alongside, as though the booty had been slung from the horse's quarters, and there dripped down as he sped along.

    Border Ghost Stories Howard Pease

  • The ground was full of the scent and the hoofmarks of the departed herd.

    Operation: Outer Space Murray Leinster 1935

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