Word: hoofs
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...Foot-and-mouth disease (also known as hoof-and-mouth) is a highly communicable, much-dreaded virus that affects mainly cows and pigs but can also strike sheep, goats and deer. Farmers live in fear of the disease because it spreads so quickly and containing it often requires the destruction of costly livestock...
...marching feet, beating hearts and waving placards become in our minds' eye the physical manifestation of democracy's soul. How can they be wrong? They are the people. And the people, after all, are democracy. What transpired last week in Manila had all the makings of democracy on the hoof: protesters, rousing speeches, People Power - just like the glorious revolution that ousted dictator Ferdinand Marcos so dramatically, and virtually bloodlessly, nearly 15 years ago. The emotion of the moment carried the day, and one felt cynical questioning the motives of the people or the alleged corruption of departed President Joseph...