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Topic: ANIMALS

Language: Old English
Origin: hof

hoof

1 noun
     
hoof
hoof1 plural hoofs or hooves [countable]
1HBA the hard foot of an animal such as a horse, cow etc
2

on the hoof

British English if you do something on the hoof, you do it quickly while doing something else at the same time
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