Old English hof "hoof," from Proto-Germanic *hofaz (cognates: Old Saxon, Old Frisian hof, Old Norse hofr, Danish hov, Dutch hoef, German Huf "hof"), from PIE *kop- "to beat, strike" (cognates: Sanskrit saphah "hoof"). For spelling, see hood (n.1).
hoof (v.)
"to walk" (hoof it), first attested 1640s, from hoof (n.); slang meaning "to dance" is 1920, American English (implied in hoofer). Related: Hoofed; hoofing.
例文
1. I thought he would show the cloven hoof sooner or later.
遅かれ早かれ正体が現れると思っていた。
2.The horse snorted and stamped its hoof impatiently.
この馬はフーフーと息を吹きかけ、いらいらしながら足を踏み鳴らしている。
3.Let 's hoof it to the park.
公園まで歩いて行きましょう。
4.The last bus had gone so we had to hoof it home.