What does "hoof" mean?
Hoof: A hoofed animal; a beast. Our cattle also shall go with us; there shall not a hoof be left behind. Ex. x.
Additional senses
- 2.3. (Geom.) See Ungula.
- 3.To walk as cattle. [R.] William Scott.
- 4.To be on a tramp; to foot. [Slang, U.S.] To hoof it, to foot it.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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