| 单词 | hoof |
| 释义 | hoof —hoofiness, n. —hoofless, adj. —hooflike, adj. /hoof, hoohf/, n. , pl. hoofs or hooves for 1, 2, 4; hoof for 3, 5; v. n. 1. the horny covering protecting the ends of the digits or encasing the foot in certain animals, as the ox and horse. See diag. under horse. 2. the entire foot of a horse, donkey, etc. 3. Older Use. a hoofed animal, esp. one of a herd. 4. Informal. the human foot. 5. on the hoof, (of livestock) not butchered; live: The city youngsters were seeing lambs on the hoof for the first time. v.t. 6. Slang. to walk (often fol. by it): Let's hoof it to the supermarket. v.i. 7. Slang. to dance, esp. to tap-dance: He's been hoofing at the Palladium. [bef. 1000; ME (n.); OE hof; c. OFris hof, D hoef, G Huf, ON hofr; cf. Skt saphas] |
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