Crossword clues for hooves
hooves
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Hoof \Hoof\ (h[=oo]f), n.; pl. Hoofs (h[=oo]fs), very rarely Hooves (h[=oo]vz). [OE. hof, AS. h[=o]f; akin to D. hoef, G. huf, OHG. huof, Icel. h[=o]fr, Sw. hof, Dan. hov; cf. Russ. kopuito, Skr. [,c]apha. [root]225.]
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The horny substance or case that covers or terminates the feet of certain animals, as horses, oxen, etc.
On burnished hooves his war horse trode.
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A hoofed animal; a beast.
Our cattle also shall go with us; there shall not a hoof be left behind.
--Ex. x. 26. (Geom.) See Ungula.
Wiktionary
n. (hoof English)
WordNet
n. the foot of an ungulate mammal
the horny covering of the end of the foot in hoofed mammals
[also: hooves (pl)]
See hoof
Usage examples of "hooves".
Muttie walking that floppy hound called Hooves round for the rest of his life?
Dad and Mam and who knows, maybe things are much better now and you can take Hooves with you.
Cathy asked when the children had gone out with Hooves, and so were way out of hearing.
Outside the school stood Muttie and Hooves, waiting for them as usual.
This satisfied the twins totally, and they ran off to teach Hooves the new trick before the dancing teacher came.
This is where the children had been happiest, where they had collected Hooves and written their last note.
They gave Hooves one slice of ham, shared the other and had bread and jam.
Simon got such a shock that he let the lead go, and Hooves took off at a great rate through the crowds.
People had staggered back as Hooves had come at them, bewildered and hysterically barking his head off.
The way that Hooves was thrown right up in the air and then fell to the ground.
Maud and Simon, already overjoyed with the good news about Hooves, could hardly believe it when Walter came to rescue them.
I thought of Hooves, and of course that means taking Simon and Maud too.
Great hooves tore up the brown autumn turf as they charged away from the hall.
A thunder of hooves rent the peace of the town, and they turned to see Wulfgar and his men approaching on horseback.
The huge hooves churned the turf and skidded to a halt before Darkenwald.