hoof
The tip of a toe of an ungulate such as a horse, ox or deer, strengthened by a thick…The tip of a toe of an ungulate such as a horse, ox or deer, strengthened by a thick keratin covering.
» I'm not hoofing it.
Я не собираюсь идти пешком.
Я не собираюсь топать пешком.
Meaning
4 sensesThe tip of a toe of an ungulate such as a horse, ox or deer, strengthened by a thick keratin covering.
Huf
копы́тоkopýto
копи́тоkopýto, копито́kopytó
(derogatory, slang)The human foot.
Get your hooves off me!
the foot of an ungulate mammal
(dated)An ungula.
The heel of a loaf of bread.
Examples
31 sentencesI'm not hoofing it.
ruЯ не собираюсь идти пешком. — marafon
If nobody gives us a ride, we'll have to hoof it.
Якщо нас ніхто не підвезе, то ми будемо змушені йти пішки — zeusfsx
ruЕсли никто нас не подвезёт, придётся топать пешком. — marafon
Hippogriff hooves make the finest gelatin.
deAus den Hufen des Hippogryph lässt sich die feinste Gelatine herstellen. — MUIRIEL
The shoe fell off the horse's hoof.
ruПодкова спала с копыта лошади. — Selena777
Tom hoofed the ball up the pitch.
deTom drosch den Ball in Richtung des gegnerischen Tores. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Translations
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Origin
Inherited from Middle English hof, houf, houve, hove, from Old English hōf, from Proto-GerInherited from Middle English hof, houf, houve, hove, from Old English hōf, from Proto-Germanic *hōfaz (compare West Frisian hoef, Dutch hoef, German Huf, Danish hov, Norwegian hov, Swedish hov), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱoph₂ós (compare Sanskrit शफ (śaphá, “hoof, claw”), Avestan 𐬯𐬀𐬟𐬀 (safa, “hoof”), possibly Czech, Polish kopyto).
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