Hoof

  • 111cloven hoof — noun a) A divided hoof, as on bovine animals. b) The mark of the Devil. Syn: cleft hoof, cloven foot …

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  • 112Jeremy Van Hoof — Données clés Nationalité  Canada Né le 12 août 1981, Lindsay (Canada) Taille 1,85 m (6 …

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  • 113ribbed hoof — ringed hoof a condition in which the wall of a horse s hoof is marked by ridges running parallel with the coronary margin …

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  • 114on the hoof — If you decide something on the hoof, you do it without planning, responding to events as they happen …

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  • 115cloven hoof — UK [ˌkləʊv(ə)n ˈhuːf] / US [ˌkloʊv(ə)n ˈhuf] noun [countable] Word forms cloven hoof : singular cloven hoof plural cloven hooves the foot of an animal such as a cow or a sheep that has two separate parts …

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  • 116horse's hoof — /hɔsəz ˈhʊf/ (say hawsuhz hoof) noun Colloquial (derogatory) a homosexual. {rhyming slang: horse s hoof poof} …

  • 117cloven hoof — (also cloven foot) ► NOUN ▪ the divided hoof or foot of ruminants such as cattle, sheep, goats, antelopes, and deer …

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  • 118on the hoof — ► on the hoof 1) (of livestock) not yet slaughtered. 2) informal without great thought or preparation. Main Entry: ↑hoof …

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  • 119be|hoof — «bih HOOF», noun. advantage; benefit: »The father toiled for his children s behoof. ╂[Old English behōf, used in behōf līc useful] …

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  • 120To beat the hoof — Beat Beat (b[=e]t), v. t. [imp. {Beat}; p. p. {Beat}, {Beaten}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Beating}.] [OE. beaten, beten, AS. be[ a]tan; akin to Icel. bauta, OHG. b[=o]zan. Cf. 1st {Butt}, {Button}.] 1. To strike repeatedly; to lay repeated blows upon; as …

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