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   hoof

   /huːf/

   noun

   • 1. the horny part of the foot of an ungulate animal, especially a horse: "there was a clatter of hoofs as a rider came up to them"

   verb

   • 1. kick (a ball) powerfully: "he hoofed the ball 70 metres"
   • 2. go on foot: "I paid the check and hoofed it over to Jane Street"
   • ▪ dance: "we hoof it reasonably fancily, and no one guffaws"

   Word Origin Old Englishhōf, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch hoef and German Huf.

   Derivatives

   • 1. hoofed adjective

   Scrabble Points: 10

   • H

     4

   • O

     1

   • O

     1

   • F

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