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Hoof in a sentence

Related words

Hoof | Hoofed | Hoofers | Hoofing | Hoofs | Hooft | Hoofbeats | Hoofdklasse

Hoof meaning

  1. The tip of a toe of an ungulate such as a horse, ox or deer, strengthened by a thick keratin covering.
  2. The human foot.
  3. An ungula.

Synonyms of Hoof

foot animal foot horny structure unguis leg it hoof it walk dance

Related words

Other words often associated with Hoof or its synonyms:

move structure diversion groundwork traveling dancing support foundation carriage bottom accomplishment saltation

Using Hoof

  • The main meaning on this page is: The tip of a toe of an ungulate such as a horse, ox or deer, strengthened by a thick keratin covering. | The human foot. | An ungula.
  • Useful related words include: foot, animal foot, horny structure, unguis.
  • In the example corpus, hoof often appears in combinations such as: the hoof, hoof wall, hoof it.

Context around Hoof

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 25.7 words
  • Position in the sentence: 3 start, 10 middle, 7 end
  • Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

shaped 1× unbroken 1× carethe 1× van 1×

Often after:

wall 4× down 1× itself 1× too 1× prohibition 1× upfield 1× bath 1× prints 1× issues 1×

Sentence patterns with Hoof

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

if the hoof wall is 2× against the hoof too long 1× an unbroken hoof wall and 1× around that hoof had been 1× biologists a hoof is literally 1× brackpool to hoof upfield and 1× covered in hoof prints and 1× damage the hoof 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

a variety of 1× detective dwight faraday 1× efficient carethe hoof 1× from the perspective 1× it happens most 1× maya mythology holds 1×

Common sentence endings:

a holiday flat 1× and animal hair 1× any possible issues 1× brittle or damaged 1× care for hooves 1× damage the hoof 1×

Words around Hoof

Just before it in the word index:

hooey 6 hoody 16 hoodwinking 4 hoodwinked 18 hoodwink 13 hoods 77

Just after it in the word index:

hoofbeats 4 hoofdklasse 3 hoofed 17 hoofers 5 hoofing 5 hoofs 5

Similar in corpus frequency:

abalone 76 abomination 76 accountancy 76 aed 76 akkadian 76 alisha 76

Corpus analysis for Hoof

  • In this selection, "hoof" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 25.7 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, shaped, unbroken, carethe, wall, down and itself stand out and add context to how "hoof" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include if the hoof wall is and against the hoof too long. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "hoof" sits close to words such as abalone, abomination and accountancy, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with hoof

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

At least it wasn’t a hoof. (7 words)

Efficient careThe Hoof bath for Lely Meteor offers regular care for hooves. (12 words)

To help with Thanksgiving processing, their brother John Van Hoof is on hand. (13 words)

Longer example sentences

Moore caused trouble only for Bears skipper Ryan Brackpool to hoof upfield and then a smart backheel from Cody set Davidson up for an attempt which was always rising, With three minutes to go Chichester lost CB Pashley and Aubrey was given a booking. (44 words)

Some horseshoers will rasp the hoof down to fit an improperly shaped or too-small size of shoe, which is damaging to the movement of the horse and can damage the hoof itself if trimmed or rasped too short. (39 words)

A variety of food stands serve food to eat on the hoof, such as grilled Lebanese bread and Breton crêpes, plus juicy rotisserie chickens that make for a great picnic or fast meal in a holiday flat. (37 words)

Example sentences (20)

It happens most commonly when horses move around while being shod, but also may occur if the hoof wall is particularly thin (common in Thoroughbreds ), or if the hoof wall is brittle or damaged.

Some horseshoers will rasp the hoof down to fit an improperly shaped or too-small size of shoe, which is damaging to the movement of the horse and can damage the hoof itself if trimmed or rasped too short.

The farrier must take care not to hold the hot shoe against the hoof too long, as the heat can damage the hoof.

The farrier then nails the shoes on, by driving the nails into the hoof wall at the white line of the hoof.

At least it wasn’t a hoof.

Maya mythology holds that it was a stag, using his hoof, who formed the sexual organs of the moon.

Meanwhile, a former Cornton Vale governor Rhona Hotchkiss said Ms Sturgeon had exposed prison bosses to legal action with her “off the hoof” prohibition on rapists going to women’s jails.

Moore caused trouble only for Bears skipper Ryan Brackpool to hoof upfield and then a smart backheel from Cody set Davidson up for an attempt which was always rising, With three minutes to go Chichester lost CB Pashley and Aubrey was given a booking.

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The way to prevent this happening is to regularly book in with your farrier to maintain an even shaped hoof and have your horse’s feet assessed regularly for any possible issues.

Well preserved equid tracks are fairly distinctive: features include an unbroken hoof wall and what is known as a "frog" towards the center of the track.

When you have been involved with fairs and exhibitions as long as I have, roughly 20 years showing stock and now roughly 35 as a journalist, you have seen a lot of beef on the hoof.

A variety of food stands serve food to eat on the hoof, such as grilled Lebanese bread and Breton crêpes, plus juicy rotisserie chickens that make for a great picnic or fast meal in a holiday flat.

Efficient careThe Hoof bath for Lely Meteor offers regular care for hooves.

To help with Thanksgiving processing, their brother John Van Hoof is on hand.

Visible are the wrought iron cams that helped to secure the curved iron pieces around the front of the horse’s hoof.

Well, the next morning he was the same; the vet arrived around 9:15 AM and took some x-rays; nothing was broken, but it appeared that all of the ligaments around that hoof had been damaged.

Detective Dwight Faraday (Brian Benben) is thrown for a loop when a handful of bodies turn up covered in hoof prints and animal hair.

From the perspective of evolutionary and developmental biologists, a hoof is literally a giant middle finger.

She tackled two of Sydney's richest races in The Everest and the Golden Eagle, before returning home with hoof issues.

The UK Government appeared to be making up policy on the hoof at yesterday’s NFU Scotland conference.

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Common combinations with hoof

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "hoof" in a sentence?
An example: "It happens most commonly when horses move around while being shod, but also may occur if the hoof wall is particularly thin (common in Thoroughbreds ), or if the hoof wall is brittle or damaged." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "hoof" from authentic English texts.
What does "hoof" mean?
Hoof means: The tip of a toe of an ungulate such as a horse, ox or deer, strengthened by a thick keratin covering.
What are synonyms of "hoof"?
Common synonyms of "hoof" include: foot, animal foot, horny structure, unguis, leg it, hoof it, walk, dance.
How many example sentences with "hoof" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains at least 10+ example sentences with "hoof", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.