hoof

hoof
1. noun
, pl. hoofs or hooves Huf, der

buy cattle on the hoof — (for meat) Lebendvieh kaufen. See also academic.ru/13617/cloven">cloven 2.

on the hoof — (fig.) auf der Stelle

2. transitive verb
(coll.) (walk)

hoof it — tippeln (ugs.)

* * *
[hu:f, ](American[) huf]
American - hooves; noun
(the horny part of the feet of horses, cows etc: That horse has an injured hoof.) der Huf
* * *
hoof
[hu:f, AM esp hʊf]
I. n
<pl hooves or -s>
Huf m
beef was bought on the \hoof at the market das Fleisch wurde auf dem Markt als lebende Ware gekauft
to do sth on the \hoof BRIT etw schlampig machen
II. vt (fam)
to \hoof it laufen, zu Fuß gehen
* * *
[huːf]
1. n pl -s or hooves
Huf m

cattle on the hoof — Vieh nt

to eat on the hoof (inf) — unterwegs essen

they tend to make policy on the hoof (inf) — sie legen ihre Politik oft aus dem Stegreif fest

2. vt
* * *
hoof [huːf]
A pl hoofs, hooves [-vz] s
1. ZOOL
a) Huf m
b) Fuß m (vom Huftier):
on the hoof lebend (Vieh);
cattle on the hoof Lebendvieh n
c) umg hum Pedal n (Fuß)
2. Huftier n
B v/t
1. umg eine Strecke (zu Fuß) gehen, marschieren:
hoof it C 1, C 2
2. auch hoof out umg jemanden rausschmeißen, an die frische Luft setzen
C v/i
1. umg zu Fuß gehen, marschieren
2. besonders US umg tanzen, besonders steppen
* * *
1. noun
, pl. hoofs or hooves Huf, der

buy cattle on the hoof — (for meat) Lebendvieh kaufen. See also cloven 2.

on the hoof — (fig.) auf der Stelle

2. transitive verb
(coll.) (walk)

hoof it — tippeln (ugs.)

* * *
n.
(§ pl.: hooves)
= Huf -e m.
Klaue -n f.

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