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hoof

Definition

  • noun: the hard covering on the foot of an animal (such as a horse or pig)
  • noun: a curved covering of horn that protects the front of or encloses the ends of the digits of an ungulate mammal and that corresponds to a nail or claw
  • verb: to dance as a performer
  • verb: to move on the feet
  • synonyms: ungula, ambulate, ankle

Examples

  • She ate lunch 'on the hoof' to get the report done on time.

  • We quickly 'hoofed it' down to the subway station.

  • The cattle cost $1.20 a pound 'on the hoof'.

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