Collocations for "hoof"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "hoof" in context.
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hoof
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.n
- the [horse's, cow's] hoof
- the [horse's] hooves
- the [horse] [hurt, cracked, injured] his hoof
- the [horse's] [kicking, flailing] hooves
- padded the horse's hoof
- the [cattle, cows] were shipped on the hoof
- UK, informal: make decisions on the hoof
- hoof [it, the ball]
- hoofed it [upfield, up, into the area, to the striker]
- hoofed it [50 yards, 50 meters]
- hoof it [home, to school, to town, to the store]
'hoof' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):