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Meanings of hoof in English

Russian
копыта
Portuguese
casco
Spanish
pezuñas
Catalan
peülles
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Horn structure which surrounds the distal phalange in odd-toed ungulates (horses, donkeys and zebras)

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      копыта
      Spanish
      ir a pie

      Walk.

            ir a pie
            Usage of hoof in English
            1
            The changes in the form of the hoof may now be noticed.
            Diseases of the Horse's Foot
            2
            Later, the changes in the form of the hoof begin to appear.
            Diseases of the Horse's Foot
            3
            A t rail of hoof prints leads upstream along the river bank.
            Zork, the Force of Krill
            4
            She was proceeding in the direction the broad cloven hoof marks indicated.
            The Forfeit
            5
            I was almost happy; the cloven hoof had peeped so damningly out.
            Romance
            6
            Moving up to the stone, he nudged it with one great hoof.
            The adventures of button
            7
            The hoof of the animal is divided like that of a pig.
            In New Granada; Or, Heroes and Patriots
            8
            Neither foot nor hoof had passed or even sounded in the distance.
            The Shadow of the Rope
            9
            The delicate hoof had split, and by noon the animal was limping.
            The Strength of the Strong
            10
            Echo and hoof-beats grew louder and louder; there was no other sound.
            The Return of Blue Pete
            11
            And no other thought have the two men hearing the hoof strokes.
            The Lone Ranche
            12
            It was like signing a unicorn; one with a magical left hoof.
            The Guardian
            13
            A sound of the galloping hoof drew her attention to the avenue.
            The Egoist: A Comedy in Narrative
            14
            The hoof of the swine is also found divided into five clefts.
            Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 56, Number 347, September...
            15
            The hoof gradually assumes a more upright shape, and the heels contract.
            Diseases of the Horse's Foot
            16
            I guess you'll have to hoof it the rest of the way.
            The Rules of the Game
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            Translations for hoof
            Portuguese
            casco
            Hoof through the time
            Hoof across language varieties
            United Kingdom
            Common
            United States of America
            Common