hoof

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   the hard covering at the end of the foot of a horse, deer, sheep, or other ungulate

   A small stone was lodged in the horse's hoof.

2. 2
   verb

   informal: to walk, especially quickly or over a considerable distance

   The last bus had gone, so we had to hoof it home.

3. 3
   verb

   informal, chiefly British: to kick a ball hard

   The defender hoofed the ball clear of the penalty area.

From Middle English hoof, from Old English hōf, from Proto-Germanic *hōfaz. Cognates include Dutch hoef and German Huf.

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