The woman escapes, the centaur grips the man’s helmet and kicks him in the face with a hoof. Dominic Green, WSJ, 19 Aug. 2022 Recently, Rupp led a horseback tour of the cattle grazing lands in the northeast portion of Rancho Guejito, much of which is only accessible on foot or hoof.San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 June 2022 But EO‘s donkeys, for the first time on the Croisette, appeared to give the mutts’ best in show status a sharp hoof to the head. Patrick Brzeski, The Hollywood Reporter, 29 May 2022 The calf's caretakers also gave Msituni specialized hoof extenders to fix the irregular position of her back legs. Giovana Gelhoren, PEOPLE.com, 13 May 2022 That's when the cows arrived to lend a helping hoof. Chelsey Lewis, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 27 Dec. 2021 Tootsie Roll was diagnosed with laminitis, an inflammation and damage of the tissue between the hoof and an underlying bone.San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Oct. 2021 Sometimes, thrillingly, the sparse habitat of the prose yields a hoof or a horn, a glimpse of exotic vocabulary. Katy Waldman, The New Yorker, 20 Sep. 2021 But a hoof got caught in the fence; the panther had to abandon the animal and flee. Richard Mertens, The Christian Science Monitor, 22 July 2021
Verb
This encourages employees to skip the elevator and hoof it to their meetings. Nancy Clanton, ajc, 6 Jan. 2022 But unlike in past years, there won’t be free shuttles available for the general public, so be prepared to drive and/or hoof it.Los Angeles Times, 7 Oct. 2021 According to the outlet, the rest of the herd had to hoof it down the mountain, making their way to Urnerboden. Naledi Ushe, PEOPLE.com, 2 Sep. 2021 When hunger strikes, hoof it over to Storms Pakhus, the largest street food market in Odense. Ashlea Halpern, Condé Nast Traveler, 16 Aug. 2021 The production is a truly a spectacle — aerialists spin, a stilt walker bobs, ribbons twirl, tap dancers hoof it — but director J. Marie Bailey ensures that the title character’s journey to adulthood isn’t lost among the hubbub. Matthew J. Palm, orlandosentinel.com, 11 Apr. 2021 To get a substantial health bang from walking, experts say, plan to hoof it briskly for half an hour a day or more. Gretchen Reynolds, Health.com, 11 June 2020 The best opportunity fell to Barcelona forward Lionel Messi in the 72nd minute, who uncharacteristically hoofed the ball way over the crossbar.SI.com, 24 June 2019 Travelers can get there by cable car or by hoofing it.National Geographic, 7 Apr. 2020 See More
Word History
Etymology
Noun
Middle English, from Old English hōf; akin to Old High German huof hoof, Sanskrit śapha
First Known Use
Noun
before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1