different between hoof vs whoof

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)

1. The tip of a toe of an ungulate such as a horse, ox or deer, strengthened by a thick keratin covering.
2. (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.

3. (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)

1. To trample with hooves.
2. (colloquial) To walk.
3. (informal) To dance, especially as a professional.
4. (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)

1. head

Derived terms

Limburgish

Etymology

From Middle Dutch hof, from Old Dutch hof, from Proto-Germanic *huf?.

Noun

hoof m

1. garden (an outdoor area containing one or more types of plants)

English

Interjection

whoof

1. The sound of a dog barking.
2. The sound of a steam train, steam boat, etc.

Noun

whoof (plural whoofs)

1. Alternative spelling of woof

Verb

whoof (third-person singular simple present whoofs, present participle whoofing, simple past and past participle whoofed)

1. (intransitive) To make a snuffling noise, like a bear or a steam engine.
   • 1980, Stephen King, Big Wheels: A Tale of the Laundry Game

     He kicked Leo in the ribs to wake him up. Leo grunted and whoofed.