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hoof, horny epidermal casing at the end of the digits of an ungulate (hoofed) mammal mammal, an animal of the highest class of vertebrates, the Mammalia. The female has mammary glands, which secrete milk for the nourishment of the young after birth. ..... Click the link for more information. . In the even-toed ungulates, such as swine, deer, and cattle, the hoof is cloven; in the odd-toed ungulates, such as the horse and the rhinoceros, it is solid. hoof 1. the horny covering of the end of the foot in the horse, deer, and all other ungulate mammals 2. the foot of an ungulate mammal 3. a hoofed animal hoof [hu̇f] (vertebrate zoology) Horny covering for terminal portions of the digits of ungulate mammals. A hoofed foot, as of a horse. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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The blacksmith took my feet in his hand, one after the other, and cut away some of the hoof. And yet the imps will have every hoof of them afore the day sets in, because it's reason ag'in instinct. The deep-trodden hoof-marks, made in the muddiest days of winter, gave him a shake now and then which suggested a rash but stimulating snarl at the father of lawyers, who, whether by means of his hoof or otherwise, had doubtless something to do with this state of the roads; and the abundance of foul land and neglected fences that met his eye, though they made no part of his brother Moss's farm, strongly contributed to his dissatisfaction with that unlucky agriculturist. |
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