Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - hoof
Hoof
hoof
n. & v. --n. (pl. hoofs or hooves) the horny part of the foot of a horse, antelope, and other ungulates. --v. 1 tr. strike with a hoof. 2 tr. sl. kick or shove. Phrases and idioms hoof it sl. 1 go on foot. 2 dance. on the hoof (of cattle) not yet slaughtered. Derivatives hoofed adj. (also in comb.). Etymology: OE hof f. Gmc
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I. noun (plural hooves; also ~s) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English hōf; akin to Old High German huof ~, Sanskrit śapha Date: before 12th century a curved covering of horn that protects the front of or encloses the ends of the digits of an ungulate mammal and that corresponds to a nail or claw, a ~ed foot especially of a horse, II. verb Date: 1641 transitive verb walk , kick, trample, intransitive verb to move on the feet ...Толковый словарь английского языка
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