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Definition of Hoofs

Hoofs
Hoof Hoof, n.; pl. Hoofs, very rarely Hooves. [OE. hof, AS. h[=o]f; akin to D. hoef, G1huf, OHG. huof, Icel. h[=o]fr, Sw. hof, Dan. hov; cf. Russ. kopuito, Skr. [,c]apha. [root]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
Hoof Hoof, n. On the hoof, of cattle, standing (on the hoof); not slaughtered. Hook Hook, n. (Geog.) A spit or narrow cape of sand or gravel turned landward at the outer end; as, Sandy Hook.
hoof
Cloven Clo"ven, p. p. & a. from Cleave, v. t. To show the cloven foot or hoof, to reveal a devilish character, or betray an evil purpose, notwithstanding disguises, -- Satan being represented dramatically and symbolically as having cloven hoofs.
Hoof
Hoof Hoof, n.; pl. Hoofs, very rarely Hooves. [OE. hof, AS. h[=o]f; akin to D. hoef, G1huf, OHG. huof, Icel. h[=o]fr, Sw. hof, Dan. hov; cf. Russ. kopuito, Skr. [,c]apha. [root]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
Hoof Hoof, v. i. 1. To walk as cattle. [R.] --William Scott. 2. To be on a tramp; to foot. [Slang, U.S.] To hoof it, to foot it.

Meaning of Hoofs from wikipedia

- The hoof (pl.: hooves) is the tip of a toe of an ungulate mammal, which is covered and strengthened with a thick and horny keratin covering. Artiodactyls...
- Thundering Hoofs may refer to: Thundering Hoofs (1922 film), an American silent drama film Thundering Hoofs (1924 film), an American silent Western film...
- as 'Squint' Jones "Plunging Hoofs (1929) - Overview". TCM.com. Retrieved July 5, 2019. Hans J. Wollstein. "Plunging Hoofs (1929) - Henry MacRae". AllMovie...
- Speeding Hoofs is a 1927 American silent Western film directed by Louis Chaudet and starring **** Hatton, Elsa Benham and Ray Turner. **** Hatton as Richard...
- Database: Flying Hoofs Wikimedia Commons has media related to Flying Hoofs. Flying Hoofs at IMDb Flying Hoofs at the TCM Movie Database Flying Hoofs at the AFI...
- Pleistocene, around 12,000 years ago. The term means, roughly, "being hoofed" or "hoofed animal". As a descriptive term, "ungulate" normally excludes cetaceans...
- A cloven hoof, cleft hoof, divided hoof, or split hoof is a hoof split into two toes. Members of the mammalian order Artiodactyla that possess this type...
- horse racing "Golden Hoofs (1941) - Overview". TCM.com. 1993-07-15. Retrieved 2015-09-25. Sandra Brennan (2015). "Golden-Hoofs - Trailer - Cast - Showtimes"...
- Red Hot Hoofs is a 1926 American silent Western film directed by Robert De Lacey and starring Tom Tyler, Frankie Darro and Dorothy Dunbar. Tom Tyler as...
- Foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) or hoof-and-mouth disease (HMD) is an infectious and sometimes fatal viral disease that primarily affects even-toed ungulates...