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hoof

noun as in foot of animal

Strongest match

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Digging its hooves into the ground, the beast came to a halt just before it would have gored the man.

Dead, dry pieces of this fire fungus can be used in the same ways as horse hoof fungus, and they also make a nice long match.

The species produces fist-sized polypore fruit bodies, which are shaped like a horse’s hoof.

One runner in Houston now has a permanent, hoof-shaped scar in the center of his forehead.

Another case involved a horse working with an infected hoof.

What about the elevators—will I have to hoof it up nine flights to get home?

By horseback and hoof, Twain takes us from the Mormon Theocracy of Utah to the wide-open craziness in the Sierra mining fields.

Instead of worrying about taking a cow hoof to the crotch, perhaps Williams should just “relax and enjoy it.”

For instance, the guy that was kicked by a mule, he had a hoof mark on his head and his mule had a bloody hoof.

Black Hoof was there with a large force, but he could not tarry without leaving the Scioto towns uncovered.

Black Hoof with a lightning gesture raised his ax and struck Dale with the flat of it, sending him crashing to the ground.

By daylight I perceived by the signs that the greater number of the band had gone ahead, probably under the lead of Black Hoof.

While they were thus mocking me Black Hoof appeared, moving with great dignity, and dispersing my tormentors with a gesture.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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