What does hoof mean?
Definitions for hoof
hʊf, hufhoof
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word hoof.
Princeton's WordNet
hoofnoun
the foot of an ungulate mammal
hoofverb
the horny covering of the end of the foot in ungulate mammals
foot, leg it, hoof, hoof itverb
walk
"let's hoof it to the disco"
hoofverb
dance in a professional capacity
Wiktionary
hoofnoun
The tip of a toe of an ungulate such as a horse, ox or deer, strengthened by a thick keratin covering.
hoofnoun
The human foot.
hoofverb
To trample with hooves.
hoofverb
To walk.
hoofverb
To dance, especially as a professional.
hoofverb
to kick, especially to kick the football a long way downfield with little accuracy.
Etymology: hof, from hōfaz (compare / hoef, Huf, hov), from ḱoph₂ós (compare копыто 'hoof', копать 'to dig',, शफ 'hoof, claw').
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
HOOFnoun
The hard horny substance on the feet of graminivorous animals.
Etymology: hof, Saxon; hoef, Dutch.
With the hoofs of his horses shall he tread down all thy streets. Ezek. xxvi. 11.
The bull and ram know the use of their horns as well as the horse of his hoofs. Henry More, Antidote against Atheism.
Wikipedia
hoof
Hands off our Forest (HOOF) is a campaign group formed in 2010 to fight the UK Government's proposed sale of publicly owned land in the Forest of Dean. 'Hands off our Forest' describe themselves as a broad alliance of groups and individuals.
ChatGPT
hoof
A hoof is the hard, tough covering on the foot of an animal such as a horse, cow, deer, or goat. It is used for protection against injury and is typically a solid, unbroken piece that surrounds the underside of the foot and ends in a rounded edge at the back.
Webster Dictionary
Hoofnoun
the horny substance or case that covers or terminates the feet of certain animals, as horses, oxen, etc
Hoofnoun
a hoofed animal; a beast
Hoofnoun
see Ungula
Hoofverb
to walk as cattle
Hoofverb
to be on a tramp; to foot
Etymology: [OE. hof, AS. hf; akin to D. hoef, G. huf, OHG. huof, Icel. hfr, Sw. hof, Dan. hov; cf. Russ. kopuito, Skr. apha. 225.]
Wikidata
Hoof
A hoof, plural hooves or hoofs, is the tip of a toe of an ungulate mammal, strengthened by a thick, horny, keratin covering. The hoof consists of a hard or rubbery sole and a hard wall formed by a thick nail rolled around the tip of the toe. The weight of the animal is normally borne by both the sole and the edge of the hoof wall. Hooves grow continuously, and are constantly worn down by use. Most even-toed ungulates have two main hooves on each foot, together called a cloven hoof. Most of these cloven-hoofed animals also have two smaller hoofs called dew-claws a little further up the leg – these are not normally used for walking, but in some species with larger dew-claws they may touch the ground when running or jumping, or if the ground is soft. Other cloven-hoofed animals have no dew claws. In some so-called "cloven-hoofed" animals such as camels, there are no hooves proper – the toe is softer, and the hoof itself is reduced to little more than a nail. Some odd-toed ungulates have one hoof on each foot; others have three distinct hoofed or heavily nailed toes, or one hoof and two dew-claws. The tapir is a special case, having three toes on each hind foot and four toes on each front foot.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Hoof
hōōf, n. the horny substance on the feet of certain animals, as horses, &c.: a hoofed animal:—pl. Hoofs, Hooves.—v.i. (of a hoofed animal) to walk.—adjs. Hoof′-bound, having a contraction of the hoof causing lameness; Hoofed; Hoof′less, without hoofs,—n. Hoof-mark, the mark of an animal's hoof on the ground, &c.—adj. Hoof′-shaped.—Cloven hoof (see Cloven). [A.S. hóf; Ger. huf, Ice. hófr.]
Editors Contribution
hoof
A foot of an animal.
The horses hoof needs attention regularly just like we need to look after our toenails and feet.
Submitted by MaryC on March 15, 2020
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Surnames Frequency by Census Records
HOOF
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Hoof is ranked #58481 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
The Hoof surname appeared 347 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Hoof.
46.9% or 163 total occurrences were White.
41.5% or 144 total occurrences were Black.
4.6% or 16 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.
3.1% or 11 total occurrences were of two or more races.
2% or 7 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
1.7% or 6 total occurrences were Asian.
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of hoof in Chaldean Numerology is: 9
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of hoof in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8
Examples of hoof in a Sentence
Wherever the Turkish hoof trods, no grass grows.
If you want an example of EU foreign policy-making on the hoof, and of the EU's pretensions to running a defense policy that have caused real trouble, then look at what has happened in Ukraine.
Pigs are not nearly as well-suited to movement over distance as cattle and transporting them, either slaughtered or on the hoof, over hundreds or even tens of kilometres, would have required a monumental effort, this suggests that prescribed contributions were required and that rules dictated that offered pigs must be raised by the feasting participants, accompanying them on their journey, rather than being acquired locally.
From our vantage point, it sometimes looked like policy made up on the hoof.
While I see many hoof marks going in, I see none coming out. It is easier to get into the enemy's toils than out again.
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- ظلف, خفArabic
- капытаBelarusian
- копитоBulgarian
- peüllaCatalan, Valencian
- kopytoCzech
- hovDanish
- HufGerman
- οπλήGreek
- hufoEsperanto
- casco, pezuñaSpanish
- apoBasque
- سم, سپلPersian
- kavio, sorkkaFinnish
- hógvurFaroese
- sabotFrench
- ìne, ladharScottish Gaelic
- pezuño, presuñoGalician
- פרסהHebrew
- खुरHindi
- pataHungarian
- սմբակ, պճեղ, կճղակArmenian
- hófur, klaufIcelandic
- zampa, zoccoloItalian
- 蹄Japanese
- ჩლიქიGeorgian
- 굽Korean
- simKurdish
- ungulaLatin
- копитоMacedonian
- hoefDutch
- hovNorwegian
- kopytoPolish
- pata, pezunho, cascoPortuguese
- copităRomanian
- копытоRussian
- kopito, копитоSerbo-Croatian
- kopytoSlovak
- kopitoSlovene
- thundërAlbanian
- klöv, hovSwedish
- குளம்புTamil
- tırnak, toynakTurkish
- копитоUkrainian
- móng guốcVietnamese
- safVolapük
- 蹄Chinese
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