Synonyms for hoof
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : hoo f, hoof |
| Phonetic Transcription : hÊŠf, huf |
Définition of hoof
Origin :- Old English hof "hoof," from Proto-Germanic *hofaz (cf. Old Saxon, Old Frisian hof, Old Norse hofr, Danish hov, Dutch hoef, German Huf "hof"), from PIE *kop- "to beat, strike" (cf. Sanskrit saphah "hoof"). For spelling, see hood (n.1).
- noun foot of animal
- "Spoils the hoof to put the knife on the sole, Buck," said the smith.
- Extract from : « Way of the Lawless » by Max Brand
- Some of ye fellows is pretty careless wit' hoof grease, I'm thinkin'.
- Extract from : « Thoroughbreds » by W. A. Fraser
- He had got for himself a hoof and part of the shin-bone, to which quite a bit of meat was attached.
- Extract from : « White Fang » by Jack London
- His horns are thick, short, and black; and his hoof is also black.
- Extract from : « The History of Louisiana » by Le Page Du Pratz
- And the knock was produced by Mukhorty, who had twice struck the sledge with his hoof.
- Extract from : « Master and Man » by Leo Tolstoy
- The new moon is a golden shoe for the hoof of his heroes' steed.
- Extract from : « The International Monthly, Volume 3, No. 2, May, 1851 » by Various
- Dan'l pricked up one ear, then a hoof, and slowly got under way.
- Extract from : « Cy Whittaker's Place » by Joseph C. Lincoln
- We'll hawl up for a minute just, and hoof up the time at a gallop.
- Extract from : « The Manxman » by Hall Caine
- "One of the horses must have struck you with its hoof after you fell," she explained.
- Extract from : « The Shame of Motley » by Raphael Sabatini
- He will then escape all mischief, and he will be able to clean the frog by folding back the hoof.
- Extract from : « On Horsemanship » by Xenophon
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