hooves

hooves · noun

imported

Definitions

noun

  1. 1.

    Plural of hoof; the hard covering that protects the feet of horses, cattle, deer, and similar animals.

  2. 2.

    The feet of such animals.

Related words

See also: cattle, hoof, horse
Synonyms: hoofs

Etymology

Irregular plural of hoof, from Old English hōf, from Proto-Germanic hōfaz. The plural "hooves" follows the pattern of other words ending in -f changing to -ves (like "leaf/leaves"). The regular plural "hoofs" is also acceptable.