hoof

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Etymology

Old English hōf, from Proto-Germanic *xōfaz (compare Dutch hoef, German Huf, Swedish huv), from Proto-Indo-European *k̑oph₂ós (compare Russian копыто (kopýto) 'hoof', копать (kopát’) 'to dig', Avestan safa 'hoof', Sanskrit śaphaḥ 'hoof, claw').

Pronunciation

Noun

hoof (plural hoofs or hooves)

  1. The foot of an animal such as a horse, ox or deer.
  2. (slang) The human foot.

Verb

to hoof (third-person singular simple present hoofs, present participle hoofing, simple past and past participle hoofed)

  1. To trample with hooves.
  2. (colloquial) To walk.
  3. (informal) To dance, especially as a professional.
  4. (colloquial, soccer, transitive) to kick, especially to kick the football a long way downfield with little accuracy.

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Limburgish

Noun

hoof m.

  1. garden (an outdoor area containing one or more types of plants)

 

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