Hoof vs. Feet

Hoofnoun

The tip of a toe of an ungulate such as a horse, ox or deer, strengthened by a thick keratin covering.

Feetnoun

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Hoofnoun

(slang) The human foot.

‘Get your hooves off me!’;

Feet

See Foot.

Hoofnoun

An ungula.

Feetnoun

Fact; performance.

Hoofverb

To trample with hooves.

Hoofverb

(colloquial) To walk.

Hoofverb

(informal) To dance, especially as a professional.

Hoofverb

To kick, especially to kick a football a long way downfield with little accuracy.

Hoofnoun

The horny substance or case that covers or terminates the feet of certain animals, as horses, oxen, etc.

‘On burnished hooves his war horse trode.’;

Hoofnoun

A hoofed animal; a beast.

‘Our cattle also shall go with us; there shall not a hoof be left behind.’;

Hoofnoun

See Ungula.

Hoofverb

To walk as cattle.

Hoofverb

To be on a tramp; to foot.

Hoofnoun

the foot of an ungulate mammal

Hoofnoun

the horny covering of the end of the foot in hoofed mammals

Hoofverb

walk;

‘let's hoof it to the disco’;

Hoofverb

dance in a professional capacity

Hoof

A hoof ( or ), plural hooves ( or ) or hoofs , is the tip of a toe of an ungulate mammal, strengthened by a thick and horny keratin covering.Artiodactyls are even-toed ungulates, meaning that these species have an even number of digits on each foot. Ruminants, with two main digits, are the largest group.