What does "hoove" mean?

A disease in cattle consisting of inflammation of the stomach by gas, usually caused by eating too much green food.

What is a synonym for "hoove"?

Common synonyms include: bloating, bloating, drum belly, drum belly, meteorism, meteorism.

Hoove

noun, verb

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Definitions

Noun

1
A disease in cattle consisting of inflammation of the stomach by gas, usually caused by eating too much green food. uncountable

Verb

1
Alternative form of hoof. alt-of, alternative
"In her father’s pasture was a bull and when it stamped and hooved the ground and bellowed below the trees it was a preacher and now the Preacher was a bull."

Synonyms

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bloating bloating drum belly drum belly meteorism meteorism

Example

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"In her father’s pasture was a bull and when it stamped and hooved the ground and bellowed below the trees it was a preacher and now the Preacher was a bull."

Etymology

Related to heave and hove.

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