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hoofs

US/hufs/

hoofs is the plural of hoof.

hoofs is the third-person singular simple present indicative of hoof.

Meaning of hoof

Noun

hoof (plural hooves or hoofs)

  1. The tip of a toe of an ungulate such as a horse, ox or deer, strengthened by a thick keratin covering.
    • […] I ſee
      Th’ Inſulting Tyrant prancing o’er the Field
      Strow’d with Rome’s Citizens, and drench’d in Slaughter,
      His Horſe’s Hoofs wet with Patrician Blood.1712 (date written), [Joseph] Addison, Cato, a Tragedy. […], London: […] J[acob] Tonson, […], published 1713, →OCLC, Act I, scene i, page 2
  2. (derogatory, slang) The human foot.
    • Get your hooves off me!
  3. (dated) An ungula.
  4. The heel of a loaf of bread.

See all 8 meanings of hoof

Forms of hoofs

alternative formhooves

Phrases with hoofs

Words that rhyme with hoofs

Questions about hoofs

What is hoofs the plural of?
Hoofs is the plural of hoof.
How do you pronounce hoofs?
Hoofs is pronounced /hufs/ (US).

Words near hoofs in the dictionary

  1. hoofology
  2. hoofprint
  3. hoofprinted
  4. hoofprints
  5. hoofrot
  6. hoofs
  7. hoofs it
  8. hoofs out
  9. hoofstep
  10. hoofsteps
  11. hoofstock

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