adj, verb ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb

1. 1
   simple past and past participle of hoof form-of, participle, past

Adjective

1. 1
   Having a hoof or hooves; ungulate. not-comparable

Adjective

1. 1
   having or resembling hoofs wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

ungulateasininebovidbovinecapridcaprine

Example

More examples

"Tom hoofed the ball up the pitch."

Etymology

From Middle English hoved, hovyde, from Old English ġehōfod (“hoofed, hooved”), equivalent to hoof + -ed.

Related phrases

cloven-hoofedempty-hoofedhoofed locust

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