hoofed
Americanadjective
adjective
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Origin of hoofed
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Russell, 50, has been at it even longer than that: She hoofed it on “The All New Mickey Mouse Club” at 15.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 2026
In the wild, wolf packs primarily subsist on wild ungulates - hoofed, typically herbivorous, animals such as deer, cows and pigs.
From BBC ● Apr. 15, 2026
New pig owners learn quickly that mini pigs aren’t hoofed dogs.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 3, 2026
During the Pleistocene, Toxodon may have been the most common hoofed mammal in South America, and Darwin was “deeply astonished” at the disappearance of such “great monsters.”
From Salon ● Sep. 7, 2024
There’s more hair along the things elongated neck, and its hoofed feet make a hollow clip-clopping sound in the packed dirt as it walks down the road toward us.
From "Dread Nation" by Justina Ireland
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