hoof en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /hʊf/ (US)
- (US) audio
- ho͞of (US)
- ho͝of (US)
- /huːf/ (US)
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱoph₂ós Proto-Germanic *hōfaz Proto-West Germanic *hōf Old English hōf Middle English hof English hoof Inherited from Middle English hof, houf, houve, hove, from Old English hōf, from Proto-Germanic *hōfaz (compare West Frisian hoef, Dutch hoef, German Huf, Danish hov, Norwegian hov, Swedish hov), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱoph₂ós (compare Sanskrit शफ (śaphá, “hoof, claw”), Avestan 𐬯𐬀𐬟𐬀 (safa, “hoof”), possibly Czech, Polish kopyto).
Meanings
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The tip of a toe of an ungulate such as a horse, ox or deer, strengthened by a thick keratin covering.
[…] I ſee Th’ Inſulting Tyrant prancing o’er the Field Strow’d with Rome’s Citizens, and drench’d in Slaughter, His Horſe’s Hoofs wet with Patrician Blood.
1712 (date written), [Joseph] Addison, Cato, a Tragedy. […], London: […] J[acob] Tonson, […], published 1713, →OCLC, Act I, scene i, page 2:
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(derogatory, slang) The human foot.
Get your hooves off me!
He is a huge man, six feet four on bare hoofs and composed of two hundred and seventy pounds of solid bone and muscle.
1929, Robert Dean Frisbee, The Book of Puka-Puka, Eland, published 2019, page 110:
- (dated) An ungula.
- The heel of a loaf of bread.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| hooves | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| hoofs | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
brohoof · hoofstep · hooflike · hoofless · hoofology · empty-hoofed · hoofrot · hooved · underhoof · show the cloven hoof · beat the hoof · steak on the hoof · hoof pick · hoofball · iron hoof · ale-hoof · pad the hoof · hoofy · hooflet · hoofbeat · hoofish · hoof fungus · horsehoof · unhoof · on the hoof · forehoof · hoofstock · horse's hoof · hoofmark · facehoof · hot-hoof · hoof-mark · beef to the hoof · cloven hoof · beef on the hoof · hoofprint · hoofbound · hoof-and-mouth disease
Relateds
Translations (158)
qu sillu (tip of a toe of ungulates) · cy carn (tip of a toe of ungulates) · it zoccolo (tip of a toe of ungulates) · fi sorkka (slang: human foot) · otk 𐱃𐰆𐰖𐰆𐰍 (tip of a toe of ungulates) · is klauf (tip of a toe of ungulates) · be капы́т (tip of a toe of ungulates) · es casco (tip of a toe of ungulates) · sw ukwato (tip of a toe of ungulates) · ckt ейпыт (tip of a toe of ungulates) · ro copită (tip of a toe of ungulates) · fa-ira سُم (tip of a toe of ungulates) · cmn 蹢 (tip of a toe of ungulates) · scn pidazzu (slang: human foot) · pdt Hooft (tip of a toe of ungulates) · bg копи́то (tip of a toe of ungulates) · bn খুর (tip of a toe of ungulates) · ast cascu (tip of a toe of ungulates) · vi guốc (tip of a toe of ungulates) · uk копито́ (tip of a toe of ungulates) · os сӕфтӕг (tip of a toe of ungulates) · pt pata (slang: human foot) · csm háṭ·e·- (tip of a toe of ungulates) · ca peülla (tip of a toe of ungulates) · ta குளம்பு (tip of a toe of ungulates) · sv klöv (tip of a toe of ungulates) · krc туякъ (tip of a toe of ungulates) · vo saf (tip of a toe of ungulates) · ko 발굽 (tip of a toe of ungulates) · non hófr (tip of a toe of ungulates) · it zampa (slang: human foot) · gl pesuño (tip of a toe of ungulates) · fa-ira سَپَل (tip of a toe of ungulates) · hy կճղակ (tip of a toe of ungulates) · rsk копито (tip of a toe of ungulates) · uz tuyoq (tip of a toe of ungulates) · km ក្រចក (tip of a toe of ungulates) · crh tuyaq (tip of a toe of ungulates) · haw maiʻao (tip of a toe of ungulates) · ota طویناق (tip of a toe of ungulates) · ky туяк (tip of a toe of ungulates) · ht zago (slang: human foot) · sq thundër (tip of a toe of ungulates) · grc ὁπλή (tip of a toe of ungulates) · fi kavio (tip of a toe of ungulates) · th กีบ (tip of a toe of ungulates) · gl uña (tip of a toe of ungulates) · bo རྨིག་པ (tip of a toe of ungulates) · ht zago (tip of a toe of ungulates) · pi sapha (tip of a toe of ungulates) · cv чӗрне (tip of a toe of ungulates) · de Huf (tip of a toe of ungulates) · ar ظِلْف (tip of a toe of ungulates) · ug تۇياق (tip of a toe of ungulates) · oc bata (tip of a toe of ungulates) · bal سرمب (tip of a toe of ungulates) · nn hov (tip of a toe of ungulates) · tr tırnak (tip of a toe of ungulates) · cmn 蹄 (tip of a toe of ungulates) · ms telapuk (tip of a toe of ungulates) · dsb kopyto (tip of a toe of ungulates) · tr toynak (tip of a toe of ungulates) · gd ìne (tip of a toe of ungulates) · ps سوه (tip of a toe of ungulates) · egy wHm-t:Z1 (tip of a toe of ungulates) · bal سرم (tip of a toe of ungulates) · id kuku (tip of a toe of ungulates) · et kabi (tip of a toe of ungulates) · twf kòwmą̏celéna (tip of a toe of ungulates) · ae 𐬯𐬀𐬟𐬀 (tip of a toe of ungulates) · eu apo (tip of a toe of ungulates) · nb hov (tip of a toe of ungulates) · eu apatx (tip of a toe of ungulates) · el οπλή (tip of a toe of ungulates) · hu pata (tip of a toe of ungulates) · ur کُھر (tip of a toe of ungulates) · xal турун (tip of a toe of ungulates) · sv hov (tip of a toe of ungulates) · pt pata (tip of a toe of ungulates) · xmf ჩირქე (tip of a toe of ungulates) · sce ghimusun (tip of a toe of ungulates) · hy սմբակ (tip of a toe of ungulates) · bua туруун (tip of a toe of ungulates) · gd ladhar (tip of a toe of ungulates) · si කුර (tip of a toe of ungulates) · la ungula (tip of a toe of ungulates) · nrf chabot (tip of a toe of ungulates) · ga crúb (tip of a toe of ungulates) · fo hógvur (tip of a toe of ungulates) · es pezuña (tip of a toe of ungulates) · ce берг (tip of a toe of ungulates) · hy պճեղ (tip of a toe of ungulates) · gl presuño (tip of a toe of ungulates) · da hov (tip of a toe of ungulates) · pt casco (tip of a toe of ungulates) · ba тояҡ (tip of a toe of ungulates) · scn stampa (slang: human foot) · nrf cône du pied (tip of a toe of ungulates) · bbl ჭალკო̆ (tip of a toe of ungulates) · sl kopíto (tip of a toe of ungulates) · mn туурай (tip of a toe of ungulates) · ko 굽 (tip of a toe of ungulates) · ps څوه (tip of a toe of ungulates) · sa शफ (tip of a toe of ungulates) · tyv дуюг (tip of a toe of ungulates) · fr sabot (tip of a toe of ungulates) · lv nags (tip of a toe of ungulates) · scn ciampa (slang: human foot) · ka ჩლიქი (tip of a toe of ungulates) · sah туйах (tip of a toe of ungulates) · nrf chavette (tip of a toe of ungulates) · hsb kopyto (tip of a toe of ungulates) · mnc ᡶᠠᡨᡥᠠ (tip of a toe of ungulates) · ja 蹄 (tip of a toe of ungulates) · gl vaso (tip of a toe of ungulates) · nl hoef (tip of a toe of ungulates) · sh ко̀пито (tip of a toe of ungulates) · ckb سم (tip of a toe of ungulates) · fi sorkka (tip of a toe of ungulates) · uk копи́то (tip of a toe of ungulates) · ar خُفّ (tip of a toe of ungulates) · arz حافر (tip of a toe of ungulates) · sh kòpito (tip of a toe of ungulates) · ast pezuña (tip of a toe of ungulates) · ru копы́то (tip of a toe of ungulates) · vi móng (tip of a toe of ungulates) · tg сум (tip of a toe of ungulates) · mk копито (tip of a toe of ungulates) · mi kuku (tip of a toe of ungulates) · bal سرنب (tip of a toe of ungulates) · ckt яйпыԓгын (tip of a toe of ungulates) · ml കുളമ്പ് (tip of a toe of ungulates) · su talapok (tip of a toe of ungulates) · is hófur (tip of a toe of ungulates) · cs kopyto (tip of a toe of ungulates) · mi pāua (tip of a toe of ungulates) · te గిట్ట (tip of a toe of ungulates) · gl pezuño (tip of a toe of ungulates) · pl kopyto (tip of a toe of ungulates) · ast caza (tip of a toe of ungulates) · my ခွာ (tip of a toe of ungulates) · tt тояк (tip of a toe of ungulates) · sk kopyto (tip of a toe of ungulates) · kk тұяқ (tip of a toe of ungulates) · kmr sim (tip of a toe of ungulates) · az dırnaq (tip of a toe of ungulates) · ar حافِر (tip of a toe of ungulates) · pt pezunho (tip of a toe of ungulates) · tk toýnak (tip of a toe of ungulates) · hi खुर (tip of a toe of ungulates) · ota طرناق (tip of a toe of ungulates) · eo hufo (tip of a toe of ungulates) · cjs туйғақ (tip of a toe of ungulates) · he פַּרְסָה (tip of a toe of ungulates) · lo ກີບ (tip of a toe of ungulates) · ang hōf (tip of a toe of ungulates) · lt kanopa (tip of a toe of ungulates) · yi קאָפּעטע (tip of a toe of ungulates)