HOOF

I. noun (plural hooves; also ~s) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English hōf; akin to Old High German huof ~, Sanskrit śapha Date: before 12th century a curved covering of horn that protects the front of or encloses the ends of the digits of an ungulate mammal and that corresponds to a nail or claw, a ~ed foot especially of a horse, II. verb Date: 1641 transitive verb walk , kick , trample , intransitive verb to move on the feet