hoofs

Variant of hoof

hoof definition

hoof (ho̵̅o̅f, ho̵of)

noun pl. hoofs or hooves (ho̵̅o̅vz, ho̵ovz)

  1. the horny covering on the feet of ungulate mammals
  2. the entire foot of such an animal
  3. Slang the human foot

Etymology: ME hoof < OE hof, akin to Ger huf < IE base *kapho- > Sans aphá-, hoof, claw

transitive verb, intransitive verb

  1. to kick or trample with the hoofs
  2. Informal to walk: often with it
  3. Slang to dance
hoof Idioms

on the hoof

☆
not butchered; alive

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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