HOOVES
HOOF
hoof
(noun) the foot of an ungulate mammal
hoof
(noun) the horny covering of the end of the foot in ungulate mammals
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Noun
hooves
plural of hoof
Source: Wiktionary
HOOF
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.
HOOVE
Hoove, n. Etym: [Allied to heave, hove.]
Definition: A disease in cattle consisting in inflammation of the stomach
by gas, ordinarily caused by eating too much green food; tympany;
bloating.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition