hoof Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun the foot of an ungulate mammal
  2. noun the horny covering of the end of the foot in ungulate mammals
  3. verb walk
    foot; leg it; hoof it.
    • let's hoof it to the disco
  4. verb dance in a professional capacity

WordNet

Hoof noun
Etymology
OE. hof, AS. hof; akin to D. hoef, G1huf, OHG. huof, Icel. hofr, Sw. hof, Dan. hov; cf. Russ. kopuito, Skr. çapha.
Wordforms
plural Hoofs very rarely Hooves
Definitions
  1. 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. Tennyson.
  2. A hoofed animal; a beast.
    Our cattle also shall go with us; there shall not a hoof be left behind. Ex. x. 26.
  3. (Geom.) See Ungula.
Hoof intransitive verb
Definitions
  1. To walk as cattle. R. William Scott.
  2. To be on a tramp; to foot. Slang, U.S.

Webster 1913