Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
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- UK Pronunciation
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- [hoo vz, hoovz]
- /hʊvz, huvz/
- /huːvz/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [hoo vz, hoovz]
- /hʊvz, huvz/
Definitions of hooves word
- noun hooves a plural of hoof. 1
- noun plural hooves the horny covering protecting the ends of the digits or encasing the foot in certain animals, as the ox and horse. 1
- noun plural hooves the entire foot of a horse, donkey, etc. 1
- noun plural hooves Older Use. a hoofed animal, especially one of a herd. 1
- noun plural hooves Informal. the human foot. 1
- verb with object hooves Slang. to walk (often followed by it): Let's hoof it to the supermarket. 1
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Origin of hooves
First appearance:
before 1000 One of the 6% oldest English words
before 1000; Middle English (noun); Old English hōf; cognate with Old Frisian hōf, Dutch hoef, German Huf, Old Norse hōfr; compare Sanskrit śaphas
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Parts of speech for Hooves
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
hooves popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 83% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
hooves usage trend in Literature
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