hoof

[ hoof, hoof ]

/ hʊf, huf /

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noun, plural hoofs or hooves [hoovz, hoovz] /hʊvz, huvz/ for 1, 2, 4; hoof for 3.

the horny covering protecting the ends of the digits or encasing the foot in certain animals, as the ox and horse.

the entire foot of a horse, donkey, etc.

Older Use. a hoofed animal, especially one of a herd.

Informal. the human foot.

verb (used with object)

Slang. to walk (often followed by it): Let's hoof it to the supermarket.

verb (used without object)

Slang. to dance, especially to tap-dance: He's been hoofing at the Palladium.

Idioms for hoofplural hoof.

on the hoof, (of livestock) not butchered; live: The city youngsters were seeing lambs on the hoof for the first time.

Origin of hoof

First recorded before 1000; Middle English (noun); Old English hōf; cognate with Old Frisian hōf, Dutch hoef, German Huf, Old Norse hōfr; compare Sanskrit śaphas

OTHER WORDS FROM hoof

hoof·i·ness, nounhoofless, adjectivehooflike, adjective

Words nearby hoof

hoodoo, hoodooism, hood rat, hoodwink, hooey, hoof, hoof-and-mouth disease, hoofbeat, hoofbound, hoofed, hoofer

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Example sentences from the Web for hoof

What about the elevators—will I have to hoof it up nine flights to get home?
The Scariest Thing About Sandy: Guarding the Water Supply|Kent Sepkowitz|October 30, 2012|DAILY BEAST
By horseback and hoof, Twain takes us from the Mormon Theocracy of Utah to the wide-open craziness in the Sierra mining fields.
Book Bag: Timothy Egan’s Five Favorite Travel Books|Timothy Egan|October 23, 2012|DAILY BEAST
No one I have ever met or witnessed spoke better on the hoof.
Christopher Hitchens Is Hailed by Stephen Fry as a Man of Style and Wit|Stephen Fry|December 17, 2011|DAILY BEAST
Is not the lamina of the claw comparable to the wall of the hoof?
Artistic Anatomy of Animals|douard Cuyer

And sure enough they were, for what Billie had seen was the hoof of one of them sticking through the roof.
The Broncho Rider Boys with the Texas Rangers|Frank Fowler
To add to it, they hear a hoof striking on the stones outside—that of either horse or mule.
The Lone Ranche|Captain Mayne Reid
The shoulder should slope slightly backward and the pastern joint, immediately above the hoof, slightly backward.
A Guide for the Study of Animals|Worrallo Whitney
The mark of the Musk-ox's hoof, however, is a little narrower.
Delineations of the Ox Tribe|George Vasey

British Dictionary definitions for hoof

hoof

/ (huːf) /

noun plural hooves (huːvz) or hoofs

the horny covering of the end of the foot in the horse, deer, and all other ungulate mammals
(in combination)a hoofbeat Related adjective: ungular

the foot of an ungulate mammal

a hoofed animal

facetious a person's foot

on the hoof

(of livestock) alive
in an impromptu mannerhe did his thinking on the hoof

verb

(tr) to kick or trample with the hoofs

hoof it slang

to walk
to dance

Derived forms of hoof

hoofless, adjectivehooflike, adjective

Word Origin for hoof

Old English hōf; related to Old Norse hōfr, Old High German huof (German Huf), Sanskrit saphás

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单词	hoof
释义	hoof [ hoof, hoof ] / hʊf, huf / SEE SYNONYMS FOR hoof ON THESAURUS.COM noun, plural hoofs or hooves [hoovz, hoovz] /hʊvz, huvz/ for 1, 2, 4; hoof for 3. the horny covering protecting the ends of the digits or encasing the foot in certain animals, as the ox and horse. the entire foot of a horse, donkey, etc. Older Use. a hoofed animal, especially one of a herd. Informal. the human foot. verb (used with object) Slang. to walk (often followed by it): Let's hoof it to the supermarket. verb (used without object) Slang. to dance, especially to tap-dance: He's been hoofing at the Palladium. Idioms for hoofplural hoof. on the hoof, (of livestock) not butchered; live: The city youngsters were seeing lambs on the hoof for the first time. Origin of hoof First recorded before 1000; Middle English (noun); Old English hōf; cognate with Old Frisian hōf, Dutch hoef, German Huf, Old Norse hōfr; compare Sanskrit śaphas OTHER WORDS FROM hoof hoof·i·ness, nounhoofless, adjectivehooflike, adjective Words nearby hoof hoodoo, hoodooism, hood rat, hoodwink, hooey, hoof, hoof-and-mouth disease, hoofbeat, hoofbound, hoofed, hoofer Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for hoof What about the elevators—will I have to hoof it up nine flights to get home? The Scariest Thing About Sandy: Guarding the Water Supply\|Kent Sepkowitz\|October 30, 2012\|DAILY BEAST By horseback and hoof, Twain takes us from the Mormon Theocracy of Utah to the wide-open craziness in the Sierra mining fields. Book Bag: Timothy Egan’s Five Favorite Travel Books\|Timothy Egan\|October 23, 2012\|DAILY BEAST No one I have ever met or witnessed spoke better on the hoof. Christopher Hitchens Is Hailed by Stephen Fry as a Man of Style and Wit\|Stephen Fry\|December 17, 2011\|DAILY BEAST Is not the lamina of the claw comparable to the wall of the hoof? Artistic Anatomy of Animals\|douard Cuyer And sure enough they were, for what Billie had seen was the hoof of one of them sticking through the roof. The Broncho Rider Boys with the Texas Rangers\|Frank Fowler To add to it, they hear a hoof striking on the stones outside—that of either horse or mule. The Lone Ranche\|Captain Mayne Reid The shoulder should slope slightly backward and the pastern joint, immediately above the hoof, slightly backward. A Guide for the Study of Animals\|Worrallo Whitney The mark of the Musk-ox's hoof, however, is a little narrower. Delineations of the Ox Tribe\|George Vasey British Dictionary definitions for hoof hoof / (huːf) / noun plural hooves (huːvz) or hoofs the horny covering of the end of the foot in the horse, deer, and all other ungulate mammals (in combination)a hoofbeat Related adjective: ungular the foot of an ungulate mammal a hoofed animal facetious a person's foot on the hoof (of livestock) alive in an impromptu mannerhe did his thinking on the hoof verb (tr) to kick or trample with the hoofs hoof it slang to walk to dance Derived forms of hoof hoofless, adjectivehooflike, adjective Word Origin for hoof Old English hōf; related to Old Norse hōfr, Old High German huof (German Huf), Sanskrit saphás Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to hoof paw, ungulate, frog, tramp, foot, cleft, unguis, cloven, ungula
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hoof

noun, plural hoofs or hooves [hoovz, hoovz] /hʊvz, huvz/ for 1, 2, 4; hoof for 3.

verb (used with object)

verb (used without object)

Idioms for hoofplural hoof.

Origin of hoof

OTHER WORDS FROM hoof

Words nearby hoof

Example sentences from the Web for hoof

British Dictionary definitions for hoof

noun plural hooves (huːvz) or hoofs

verb

Derived forms of hoof

Word Origin for hoof

Words related to hoof