Synonyms for hoof

Grammar : Noun

Spell : hoo f, hoof

Phonetic Transcription : hʊf, 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

Example sentences :

"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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