Definition of hoof

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Hoof (n.) See Ungula.

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Panton :: Panton (n.) A horseshoe to correct a narrow, hoofbound heel..
Frog :: Frog (n.) The triangular prominence of the hoof, in the middle of the sole of the foot of the horse, and other animals; the fourchette..
Alehoof :: Alehoof (n.) Ground ivy (Nepeta Glechoma).
Hipparion :: Hipparion (n.) An extinct genus of Tertiary mammals allied to the horse, but three-toed, having on each foot a small lateral hoof on each side of the main central one. It is believed to be one of the ancestral genera of the Horse family..
Hyracoidea :: Hyracoidea (n. pl.) An order of small hoofed mammals, comprising the single living genus Hyrax..
Pegasus :: Pegasus (n.) A winged horse fabled to have sprung from the body of Medusa when she was slain. He is noted for causing, with a blow of his hoof, Hippocrene, the inspiring fountain of the Muses, to spring from Mount Helicon. On this account he is, in modern times, associated with the Muses, and with ideas of poetic inspiration..
Anisodactyls :: Anisodactyls (n. pl.) A group of herbivorous mammals characterized by having the hoofs in a single series around the foot, as the elephant, rhinoceros, etc..
Ungual :: Ungual (a.) Of or pertaining to a nail, claw, talon, or hoof, or resembling one..
Stopping-out :: Stopping (n.) A pad or poultice of dung or other material applied to a horse's hoof to keep it moist.
Coronet :: Coronet (n.) The upper part of a horse's hoof, where the horn terminates in skin..
Shoe :: Shoe (n.) A plate or rim of iron nailed to the hoof of an animal to defend it from injury.
Suburb :: Subungual (a.) Under the nail or hoof.
Hoofed :: Hoofed (a.) Furnished with hoofs.
Ungulate :: Ungulate (a.) Shaped like a hoof.
Behoove :: Behoove (n.) Advantage; behoof.
Bar :: Bar (n.) The part of the crust of a horse's hoof which is bent inwards towards the frog at the heel on each side, and extends into the center of the sole..
Hoof :: Hoof (v. i.) To be on a tramp; to foot.
Hoofs :: Hoofs (pl. ) of Hoo.
Exungulate :: Exungulate (v. t.) To pare off, as nails, the hoof, etc..
Horse :: Horse (n.) A hoofed quadruped of the genus Equus; especially, the domestic horse (E. caballus), which was domesticated in Egypt and Asia at a very early period. It has six broad molars, on each side of each jaw, with six incisors, and two canine teeth, both above and below. The mares usually have the canine teeth rudimentary or wanting. The horse differs from the true asses, in having a long, flowing mane, and the tail bushy to the base. Unlike the asses it has callosities, or chestnuts, on all
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