(n)trailing European aromatic plant of the mint family having rounded leaves and small purplish flowers often grown in hanging baskets; naturalized in North America; sometimes placed in genus Nepeta, Syn.Glechoma hederaceae, gill-over-the-ground, field balm, runaway robin, Nepeta hederaceae, alehoof

step dancing

(n)dancing in which the steps are more important than gestures or postures, Syn.hoofing

ungulate

(n)any of a number of mammals with hooves that are superficially similar but not necessarily closely related taxonomically, Syn.hoofed mammal

ungulate

(adj)having or resembling hoofs, Syn.hoofed, ungulated, hooved, Ant.unguiculate

The Collaborative International Dictionary of English (GCIDE) v.0.53Collaborative International Dictionary (GCIDE)

Alehoof

n. [ AS. hōfe ground ivy; the first part is perh. a corruption: cf. OE. heyhowe hedgehove, ground ivy, “in old MSS. heyhowe, heyoue, haihoue, halehoue.” Prior. ] Ground ivy (Nepeta Glechoma). [ 1913 Webster ]

Behoof

n. [ OE. to bihove for the use of, AS. beh&unr_;f advantage, a word implied in beh&unr_;flīc necessary; akin to Sw. behof, Dan. behov, G. behuf, and E. heave, the root meaning to seize, hence the meanings “to hold, make use of.” See Heave, v. t. ] Advantage; profit; benefit; interest; use. [ 1913 Webster ]

No mean recompense it brings
To your behoof. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

Cloven-hoofed

{ , a. Having the foot or hoof divided into two parts, as the ox. [ 1913 Webster ]

Hoof

n.; pl. Hoofs very rarely Hooves [ OE. hof, AS. hōf; akin to D. hoef, G. huf, OHG. huof, Icel. hōfr, Sw. hof, Dan. hov; cf. Russ. kopuito, Skr. çapha. √225. ] 1. The horny substance or case that covers or terminates the feet of certain animals, as horses, oxen, etc. [ 1913 Webster ]

On burnished hooves his war horse trode. Tennyson. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A hoofed animal; a beast. [ 1913 Webster ]

Our cattle also shall go with us; there shall not a hoof be left behind. Ex. x. 26. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. (Geom.) See Ungula. [ 1913 Webster ]

Hoof

v. i. 1. To walk as cattle. [ R. ] William Scott. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To be on a tramp; to foot. [ Slang, U.S. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

To hoof it, to foot it. --
On the hoof, of cattle, standing (on the hoof); not slaughtered. --
beef on the hoof, live cattle. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

Hoofbound

a. (Far.) Having a dry and contracted hoof, which occasions pain and lameness. [ 1913 Webster ]

Hoofed

a. Furnished with hoofs. Grew. [ 1913 Webster ]

hoofer

n. a professional dancer, especially a tap dancer. [ Show business slang ] [ WordNet 1.5 ]

hoofing

n. a dance in which the steps are more important than gestures or postures.
Syn. -- step dancing. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

Hoofless

a. Destitute of hoofs. [ 1913 Webster ]

hooflike

adj. resembling a hoof. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

hoofprint

n. a visible impression on a surface made by the hoof of an animal. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

Tunhoof

n. [ Cf. Alehoof. ] (Bot.) Ground ivy; alehoof. [ 1913 Webster ]

Whole-hoofed

a. Having an undivided hoof, as the horse. [ 1913 Webster ]

Chinese-English: CC-CEDICT DictionaryCC-CEDICT CN-EN Dictionary

哒

[哒 / 噠, dā, ㄉㄚ](phonetic); command to a horse; clatter (of horses' hoofs)#9371[Add to Longdo]

蹄

[蹄, tí, ㄊㄧˊ]hoof; pig's trotters#16416[Add to Longdo]

马蹄

[马蹄 / 馬蹄, mǎ tí, ㄇㄚˇ ㄊㄧˊ]a horse's hoof; horseshoe; Chinese water chestnut (Eleocharis dulcis)#21138[Add to Longdo]

铁蹄

[铁蹄 / 鐵蹄, tiě tí, ㄊㄧㄝˇ ㄊㄧˊ]iron hoof (of the oppressor)#50929[Add to Longdo]

貔貅

[貔貅, pí xiū, ㄆㄧˊ ㄒㄧㄡ]mythical animal that brings luck and wards off evil, having head of a dragon and lion's body, often with hoofs, wings and tail; also written 辟邪; fig. valiant soldier#51343[Add to Longdo]

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