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HIKED
Verb
hiked
simple past tense and past participle of hike
Source: Wiktionary
HIKE
Hike, v. i.
Definition: To hike one's self; specif., to go with exertion or effort; to tramp; to march laboriously. [Dial. or Colloq.] "If you persist in heaving and hiking like this." Kipling.
It's hike, hike, hike (march) till you stick in the mud, and then you hike back again a little slower than you went. Scribner's Mag.
Hike, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Hiked; p. pr. & vb. n. Hiking.] [Cf. Hitch.]
Definition: To move with a swing, toss, throw, jerk, or the like. [Dial. or Colloq.]
Hike, n.
Definition: The act of hiking; a tramp; a march. [Dial. or Colloq.]
With every hike there's a few laid out with their hands crossed. Scribner's Mag.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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