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hoof[1,noun] hoof[2,verb] cloven hoof foot-and-mouth disease hoof-and-mouth disease

Main Entry: ¹hoof
Pronunciation: hf, hüf
Function: noun
Inflected Form(s): plural hooves /hvz, hüvz /; or hoofs
1 : a covering of horn that protects the front of or encloses the ends of the toes of some mammals (as horses, oxen, and pigs) and that corresponds to a nail or claw
2 : a hoofed foot especially of a horse
- hoofed /hft, hüft, hvd, hüvd/ adjective
- on the hoof : LIVING 1a <meat animals bought on the hoof>