hoof
noun
the horny covering protecting the ends of the digits or encasing the foot in certain animals, as the ox and horse.
hoofs
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pluralof hoof.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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She knows she can nail this role and she really hoofs it.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 9, 2025
“There are scenes with galloping horses in the film, and the sound of the hoofs will match the rhythm of the music,” he says.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 23, 2024
They’ve already had a decent penalty appeal turned down and now they had a free-kick right on the edge of the D. Tom Lawrence hoofs it straight into the wall.
From The Guardian ● Mar. 19, 2022
Plus, llamas have less environmental effects than other stock, weighing around 400 pounds compared with a horse’s 1,000 pounds, with padded feet rather than hard hoofs.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 7, 2021
Just then Grandpa’s mares started snorting and stomping their hoofs.
From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls
