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hoof  (hf, hf) n. pl. hooves (hvz, hvz) or hoofs 1. a. The horny sheath covering the toes or lower part of the foot of a mammal of the orders Perissodactyla and Artiodactyla, such as a horse, ox, or deer. b. The foot of such an animal, especially a horse. 2. Slang The human foot. v. hoofed, hoof·ing, hoofs v.tr. To trample with the hoofs. v.intr. Slang 1. To dance, especially as a professional. 2. To go on foot; walk. Idioms: hoof it Slang 1. To walk. 2. To dance. on the hoof Not yet butchered; alive. Used especially of cattle. [Middle English hof, from Old English hf.]

hoof horse hoof

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hoof

Noun

pl hooves or hoofs

1. the horny covering of the end of the foot in the horse, deer, and certain other mammals

2. on the hoof

a. (of livestock) alive

b. in an impromptu way: thinking on the hoof

Verb

hoof it Slang to walk [Old English hōf]

hoofed adj

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	hoof - the foot of an ungulate mammal       animal foot, foot - the pedal extremity of vertebrates other than human beings hoof - the horny covering of the end of the foot in ungulate mammals cloven foot, cloven hoof - a hoof divided into two parts at its distal extremity (as of ruminants or swine) horse's foot - the hoof of a horse hoofed mammal, ungulate - any of a number of mammals with hooves that are superficially similar but not necessarily closely related taxonomically toe - forepart of a hoof
	2.	hoof - the horny covering of the end of the foot in ungulate mammals hoof - the foot of an ungulate mammal horny structure, unguis - any rigid body structure composed primarily of keratin
Verb	1.	hoof - walk; "let's hoof it to the disco" hoof it, leg it, foot colloquialism - a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech walk - use one's feet to advance; advance by steps; "Walk, don't run!"; "We walked instead of driving"; "She walks with a slight limp"; "The patient cannot walk yet"; "Walk over to the cabinet"
	2.	hoof - dance in a professional capacity dance - an artistic form of nonverbal communication jargon, lingo, patois, argot, vernacular, slang, cant - a characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves); "they don't speak our lingo" trip the light fantastic, trip the light fantastic toe, dance - move in a pattern; usually to musical accompaniment; do or perform a dance; "My husband and I like to dance at home to the radio"

Translations

hoof [pl hoofs or hooves] [huːf, huːvz] n → pezuña

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hoof [hoofs or hooves , pl ] [huːf, huːvz] n → sabot m

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hoof [huːf] [hooves , pl ] n → Huf m

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hoof [pl hoofs or hooves] [huːf, huːvz] n → zoccolo

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hoof

n hoof [huːf, (American ) huf]

the horny part of the feet of horses, cows etc That horse has an injured hoof. hoef حافِر копито kopyto hov der Huf οπλή casco, pezuña kabi, sõrg سم kavio, sorkka sabot פַּרסָה खुर kopito, papak pata teracak, kuku kuda hófur; klauf zoccolo ひづめ 발굽 kanopa (dzīvnieka) nags kuku hoef hov kopyto casco copită копыто kopyto kopito kopito hov, klöv กีบ toynak 蹄 копито گھوڑے وغیرہ کا کھر móng guốc 蹄