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Webster 1913 Edition

Hoof

Hoof

(hoōf)
,
Noun.
;
pl.
Hoofs
(hoōfs)
, very rarely
Hooves
(hoōvz)
.
[OE.
hof
, AS.
hōf
; akin to D.
hoef
, G.
huf
, OHG.
huof
, Icel.
hōfr
, Sw.
hof
, Dan.
hov
; cf. Russ.
kopuito
, Skr.
çapha
. √225.]
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.)
See
Ungula
.

Hoof

,
Verb.
I.
1.
To walk as cattle.
[R.]
William Scott.
2.
To be on a tramp; to foot.
[Slang, U.S.]

Webster 1828 Edition

Hoof

HOOF

, n.
1.
The horny substance that covers or terminates the feet of certain animals, as horses, oxen, sheep, goats, deer, &c.
2.
An animal; a beast.
He had not a single hoof of any kind to slaughter.

HOOF

,
Verb.
I.
To walk, as cattle. [Little used.]

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