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hoofmark

hoofmark noun: the imprint made by a hoof; a hoofprint.

Noun

hoofmark (plural hoofmarks)

  1. The imprint made by a hoof; a hoofprint.
    • […] he looked for tracks / On the ridge where he had seen the riders cantering, / And not a bush was broken, not a hoof-mark / Scarred the sear grass.1924, Robinson Jeffers, “Tamar”, in The Selected Poetry of Robinson Jeffers, Random House, published 1937, page 38
    • Little half moons clustered underneath her cheekbones, like faint hoofmarks.1992, Toni Morrison, Jazz, Vintage, published 2004, page 130

Forms of hoofmark

pluralhoofmarks
alternative formhoof-mark

Origin of hoofmark

From hoof + mark.

Questions about hoofmark

What does hoofmark mean?
Hoofmark means the imprint made by a hoof; a hoofprint.
What part of speech is hoofmark?
Hoofmark is a noun.
What is the plural of hoofmark?
The plural of hoofmark is hoofmarks.

Words near hoofmark in the dictionary

  1. hoofjobs
  2. hoofless
  3. hooflet
  4. hooflets
  5. hooflike
  6. hoofmark
  7. hoofmarked
  8. hoofmarks
  9. Hoofnagle
  10. hoofology
  11. hoofprint

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