Hoof (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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noun, plural hoofs or hooves [hoovz, hoovz] /hʊvz, huvz/ for 1, 2, 4; hoof for 3.
  1. the horny covering protecting the ends of the digits or encasing the foot in certain animals, as the ox and horse.
  2. the entire foot of a horse, donkey, etc.
  3. a hoofed animal, especially one of a herd.
  4. the human foot.
verb (used with object)
  1. to walk (often followed by it): Let's hoof it to the supermarket.
verb (used without object)
  1. to dance, especially to tap-dance: He's been hoofing at the Palladium.
Idioms plural hoof.
  1. (of livestock) not butchered; live: The city youngsters were seeing lambs on the hoof for the first time.
noun plural hooves (huːvz) or hoofs
    • the horny covering of the end of the foot in the horse, deer, and all other ungulate mammals
    • (in combination)
  2. the foot of an ungulate mammal
  3. a hoofed animal
  4. a person's foot
  5. on the hoof
    • (of livestock) alive
    • in an impromptu manner
verb
  1. to kick or trample with the hoofs
  2. hoof it slang
    • to walk
    • to dance
Hoof (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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