hoof

hoof
hoofiness, n.hoofless, adj.hooflike, adj.
/hoof, hoohf/, n., pl. hoofs or hooves for 1, 2, 4; hoof for 3, 5; v.
n.
1. the horny covering protecting the ends of the digits or encasing the foot in certain animals, as the ox and horse. See diag. under horse.
2. the entire foot of a horse, donkey, etc.
3. Older Use. a hoofed animal, esp. one of a herd.
4. Informal. the human foot.
5. on the hoof, (of livestock) not butchered; live: The city youngsters were seeing lambs on the hoof for the first time.
v.t.
6. Slang. to walk (often fol. by it): Let's hoof it to the supermarket.
v.i.
7. Slang. to dance, esp. to tap-dance: He's been hoofing at the Palladium.
[bef. 1000; ME (n.); OE hof; c. OFris hof, D hoef, G Huf, ON hofr; cf. Skt saphas]

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