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hoofed

American

[hooft, hooft] / hʊft, huft /

adjective

having hoofs; ungulate.

hoofed British

/ huːft /

adjective

1. having a hoof or hoofs
2. ( in combination )
  
  four-hoofed
  cloven-hoofed

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Other Word Forms

unhoofed adjective

Etymology

Origin of hoofed

First recorded in 1505–15; hoof + -ed ³

Example Sentences

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New pig owners learn quickly that mini pigs aren’t hoofed dogs.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 3, 2026

There were radiations of hoofed mammals; of primates including our ancestors; of whales and dolphins; of the all-time biggest sharks.

From Salon • Feb. 17, 2025

There are about 170 modern ruminant hoofed mammal species with headgear, and many more in the fossil record.

From Science Daily • May 20, 2024

The furred and the hoofed, the feathered and the chaotically tentacled roam, slither and sometimes howl in “The Animal Kingdom,” an amusing what-if French fantasy with a touch of comedy and some glints of horror.

From New York Times • Mar. 14, 2024

His hair is hoofed up and uncombed and his ears hang low and old, and he has little fluid-filled crescents under his eyes.

From "A Heart in a Body in the World" by Deb Caletti

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