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Definition of Hoof

1. Noun. The foot of an ungulate mammal.

2. Verb. Walk. "The children hoof to the playground"; "Let's hoof it to the disco"

3. Noun. The horny covering of the end of the foot in ungulate mammals.

4. Verb. Dance in a professional capacity.

Definition of Hoof

1. n. The horny substance or case that covers or terminates the feet of certain animals, as horses, oxen, etc.

2. v. i. To walk as cattle.

Definition of Hoof

1. Noun. The tip of a toe of an ungulate such as a horse, ox or deer, strengthened by a thick keratin covering. ¹

2. Noun. (slang) The human foot. ¹

3. Verb. To trample with hooves. ¹

4. Verb. (colloquial) To walk. ¹

5. Verb. (informal) To dance, especially as a professional. ¹

6. Verb. (colloquial football transitive) to kick, especially to kick the football a long way downfield with little accuracy. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Hoof

1. the hard covering on the feet of certain animals [n HOOVES or HOOFS] / to dance [v -ED, -ING, -S] - See also: dance

Medical Definition of Hoof

1. Origin: OE. Hof, AS. Hof; akin to D. Hoef, G1huf, OHG. Huof, Icel. Hofr, Sw. Hof, Dan. Hov; cf. Russ. Kopuito, Skr. Capha. 1. The horny substance or case that covers or terminates the feet of certain animals, as horses, oxen, etc. "On burnished hooves his war horse trode." (Tennyson) 2. A hoofed animal; a beast. "Our cattle also shall go with us; there shall not a hoof be left behind." (Ex. X. 26) 3. See Ungula. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Hoof

hoodooism hoodooisms hoodoos hoodrats hoods hoodwink hoodwinked hoodwinker hoodwinkers hoodwinking

hoodwinks hoody hooey hooeys hoof-and-mouth disease hoof-mark hoof it hoof mark hoofbeat hoofbeats

hoofbound hoofed hoofed mammal hoofer hoofers hoofing hoofless hooflike

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