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HOOF
hoof
(noun) the foot of an ungulate mammal
hoof
(noun) the horny covering of the end of the foot in ungulate mammals
hoof
(verb) dance in a professional capacity
foot, leg it, hoof, hoof it
(verb) walk; “let’s hoof it to the disco”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
hoof (plural hoofs or hooves)
The tip of a toe of an ungulate such as a horse, ox or deer, strengthened by a thick keratin covering.
(slang) The human foot.
(geometry, dated) An ungula.
Verb
hoof (third-person singular simple present hoofs, present participle hoofing, simple past and past participle hoofed)
To trample with hooves.
(colloquial) To walk.
(informal) To dance, especially as a professional.
(colloquial, football (soccer), transitive) To kick, especially to kick a football a long way downfield with little accuracy.
Synonym: boot
Source: Wiktionary
Hoof, n.; pl. Hoofs, very rarely Hooves. Etym: [OE. hof, AS. hof; akin to D. hoef, G1huf, OHG. huof, Icel. hofr, Sw. hof, Dan. hov; cf. Russ. kopuito, Skr. çapha. sq. root225.]
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. (Geom.)
Definition: See Ungula.
Hoof, v. i.
1. To walk as cattle. [R.] William Scott.
2. To be on a tramp; to foot. [Slang, U.S.] To hoof it, to foot it.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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