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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024hoof /hʊf, huf/USA pronunciation n., pl. hoofs or hooves /hʊvz, huvz/USA pronunciation for 1, 2.;
v., hoofed, hoof•ing. n. [countable] - Zoologythe hard, horny covering protecting the ends of the foot in certain animals, such as the ox and horse.
- Zoologythe entire foot of a horse, donkey, etc.
v. - Slang Termsto walk:[~ + it]Let's hoof it from here.
- Slang Termsto dance:[no object]started out hoofing in school shows.
Idioms- Animal Husbandry, Idioms on the hoof, (of livestock) before butchering;
alive:Cattle were shipped on the hoof to Chicago.
hoofed, adj.: hoofed animals. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024hoof (hŏŏf, ho̅o̅f ),USA pronunciation n., pl. hoofs or hooves for 1, 2, 4;
hoof for 3, 5;
v. n. - Zoologythe horny covering protecting the ends of the digits or encasing the foot in certain animals, as the ox and horse. See diag. under horse.
- Zoologythe entire foot of a horse, donkey, etc.
- Slang Terms[Older Use.]a hoofed animal, esp. one of a herd.
- Informal Termsthe human foot.
- Animal Husbandry, Idioms on the hoof, (of livestock) not butchered;
live:The city youngsters were seeing lambs on the hoof for the first time.
v.t. - Slang Termsto walk (often fol. by it):Let's hoof it to the supermarket.
v.i. - Slang Termsto dance, esp. to tap-dance:He's been hoofing at the Palladium.
- bef. 1000; Middle English (noun, nominal); Old English hōf; cognate with Old Frisian hōf, Dutch hoef, German Huf, Old Norse hōfr; compare Sanskrit śaphas
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