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hooves

American  
[hoovz, hoovz] / hʊvz, huvz /

noun

  1. a plural of hoof.


hooves British  
/ huːvz /

noun

  1. a plural of hoof

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That sound of hooves isn't retreating reindeer, but advancing Red Bulls.

From BBC

If the clomping hooves from the first horseman’s approaching steed got too loud, we’d just turn the music up.

From Salon

Best among them is the picture of a woman who tugs on a goat’s hooves, the animal largely out of frame, struggling against its weight as she grips a blade between her teeth.

From The Wall Street Journal

Cloven hooves had pressed into the soft mud.

From Los Angeles Times

Their reconstruction reveals a tall crest running along the neck and torso, a row of spikes down the tail, and hooves that enclosed the toes.

From Science Daily