different between hoof vs unguled
hoof
English
Etymology
From Middle English hoof, hof, from Old English h?f, from Proto-Germanic *h?faz (compare West Frisian hoef, Dutch hoef, German Huf, Danish hov, Norwegian hov, Swedish hov), from Proto-Indo-European *?oph?ós (compare Sanskrit ?? (?aphá, “hoof, claw”), Avestan ????????????????? (safa, “hoof”), possibly Czech, Polish kopyto).
Pronunciation
- (US) enPR: ho?of, ho?of, IPA(key): /h?f/, /hu?f/
- Rhymes: -?f, -u?f
Noun
hoof (plural hoofs or hooves)
- The tip of a toe of an ungulate such as a horse, ox or deer, strengthened by a thick keratin covering.
- (slang) The human foot.
- 1929, Robert Dean Frisbee, The Book of Puka-Puka (republished by Eland, 2019; p. 110):
- He is a huge man, six feet four on bare hoofs and composed of two hundred and seventy pounds of solid bone and muscle.
- 1929, Robert Dean Frisbee, The Book of Puka-Puka (republished by Eland, 2019; p. 110):
- (geometry, dated) An ungula.
Derived terms
Related terms
- hoofed
Translations
Verb
hoof (third-person singular simple present hoofs, present participle hoofing, simple past and past participle hoofed)
- To trample with hooves.
- (colloquial) To walk.
- (informal) To dance, especially as a professional.
- (colloquial, football (soccer), transitive) To kick, especially to kick a football a long way downfield with little accuracy.
- Synonym: boot
Derived terms
Afrikaans
Etymology
From Dutch hoofd, Middle Dutch hovet, from Old Dutch h?vit, from Proto-Germanic *haubud?. Doublet of sjef.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /????f/
Noun
hoof (plural hoofde)
- head
Derived terms
Limburgish
Etymology
From Middle Dutch hof, from Old Dutch hof, from Proto-Germanic *huf?.
Noun
hoof m
- garden (an outdoor area containing one or more types of plants)
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unguled
English
Etymology
Latin ungula (“a claw”), +? -ed.
Adjective
unguled (not comparable)
- (heraldry) Having hoofs of a tincture different from the body.
Anagrams
- unglued
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