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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Hoof \Hoof\ (h[=oo]f), n.; pl. {Hoofs} (h[=oo]fs), very rarely
{Hooves} (h[=oo]vz). [OE. hof, AS. h[=o]f; akin to D. hoef,
G. huf, OHG. huof, Icel. h[=o]fr, Sw. hof, Dan. hov; cf.
Russ. kopuito, Skr. [,c]apha. [root]225.]
1. The horny substance or case that covers or terminates the
feet of certain animals, as horses, oxen, etc.
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On burnished hooves his war horse trode. --Tennyson.
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2. A hoofed animal; a beast.
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Our cattle also shall go with us; there shall not a
hoof be left behind. --Ex. x. 26.
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3. (Geom.) See {Ungula}.
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