About The Word Hoof
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Hoof
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What's The Definition Of Hoof?
[n] the foot of an ungulate mammal
[n] the horny covering of the end of the foot in hoofed mammals [v] dance in a professional capacity (slang) [v] walk (informal); "let's hoof it to the disco" Synonyms | Synonyms for Hoof: foot | hoof it | leg it Related Terms | Find terms related to Hoof: ambulate | ankle | arch | circumambulate | clog | clubfoot | dance | digit | dog | extremity | fetlock | foot | foot it | forefoot | forepaw | fox-trot | harefoot | heel | hoof it | hop | instep | jaywalk | jog on | leg | leg it | pace | pad | pastern | patte | paw | pedal extremity | pedes | pedestrianize | perambulate | peripateticate | pes | pied | prance | pug | shake | shimmy | shuffle | shuffle along | skip | sole | splayfoot | step | stride | stump it | tap-dance | toe | tootsy | traipse | tread | trip | troop | trotter | ungula | walk | waltz See Also | animal foot | cloven foot | cloven hoof | dance | foot | hoof | hoofed mammal | horny structure | horse's foot | horse's hoof | toe | trip the light fantastic | trip the light fantastic toe | unguis | ungulate | walk Hoof In Webster's Dictionary \Hoof\, n.; pl. {Hoofs}, very rarely {Hooves}. [OE. hof,
AS. h[=o]f; akin to D. hoef, G1huf, OHG. huof, Icel. h[=o]fr,
Sw. hof, Dan. hov; cf. Russ. kopuito, Skr. [,c]apha.
[root]225.]
1. The horny substance or case that covers or terminates the
feet of certain animals, as horses, oxen, etc.
On burnished hooves his war horse trode. --Tennyson.
2. A hoofed animal; a beast.
Our cattle also shall go with us; there shall not a
hoof be left behind. --Ex. x. 26.
3. (Geom.) See {Ungula}.
\Hoof\, v. i. 1. To walk as cattle. [R.] --William Scott. 2. To be on a tramp; to foot. [Slang, U.S.] {To hoof it}, to foot it. \Hoof\, n. {On the hoof}, of cattle, standing (on the hoof); not slaughtered. Hook \Hook\, n. (Geog.) A spit or narrow cape of sand or gravel turned landward at the outer end; as, Sandy Hook. |
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