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hoofed

American  
[hooft, hooft] / hʊft, huft /

adjective

  1. 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

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Etymology

Origin of hoofed

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

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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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