Solid as the furniture was, and still after so many years of service worth money, yet it was chipped by Kicks from iron-shod boots, which had also worn the dingy carpet bare.
"Hodge and His Masters"
Richard Jefferies
He Kicks with his heavy boots, he whistles, and once now and then gives a species of yell.
"Hodge and His Masters"
Richard Jefferies
The animal frequently shifts from one hind foot to the other, stamps, Kicks at the belly, frequently looks anxiously at its flank, moans plaintively, lies down and quickly gets up again, grinds its teeth, twists its tail, and keeps the back habitually arched and rigid and the hind feet advanced under the belly.
"Special Report on Diseases of Cattle"
U.S. Department of Agriculture J.R. Mohler