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hoof
I. \ˈhu̇]f, ˈhü]\ noun
(plural hooves \]vz\ ; or hoofs \]fs\)
Etymology: Middle English, from Old English hōf; akin to Old Frisian & Old Saxon hōf hoof, Old High German huof, Old Norse hōfr hoof, Sanskrit śapha hoof, claw, Avestan safa- horse's hoof
1.
a. : a curved covering of horn that protects the front of or more or less extensively encloses the ends of the digits of an ungulate mammal and that corresponds to a nail or claw — see cow illustration
b. : a hoofed foot especially of a horse or other equine — compare cloven foot
c. : foot; especially : a large, heavy, or ill-managed human foot
< heard those hooves on the stair >
2. now chiefly dialect : a hoofed animal; usually : a hoofed domestic mammal
< hadn't a hoof fit to dress >
3. : one of the smaller and more angulate plates (as a marginal plate) of the shell of the hawksbill turtle; also : the tortoise shell composing these plates — used chiefly commercially
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- on the hoof
 [hoof 1b: 1, 2, 3, 4 parts of wall (1 toe, 2 side walls, 3 quarters, 4 buttresses), 5 bulbs, 6 sole, 7 white line, 8 frog]
II. verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
transitive verb
1. : walk
< hoofed a mile to school each day >
< hoofing it to town >
2. : kick, trample
< buffalo hoofed up the dust >
< colts hoofing the sod >
3. : to put out by or as if by kicking : throw out : eject, boot
< uncle got me hoofed out of that — F.M.Ford >
intransitive verb
: to move on the feet (as in walking, tramping, or dancing); especially : to execute noisy rhythmic footwork (as in tap-dancing) |