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Hoof n.; pl. Hoofs very rarely Hooves
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
n 1: the foot of an ungulate mammal
2: the horny covering of the end of the foot in hoofed mammals
v 1: walk; "let's hoof it to the disco" [syn: foot, leg it, hoof
it]
2: dance in a professional capacity
[also: hooves (pl)]