[hoo
f, hoof] 
noun, plural hoofs or hooves for 1, 2, 4; hoof for 3, 7; verb | 1. | the horny covering protecting the ends of the digits or encasing the foot in certain animals, as the ox and horse. |
| 2. | the entire foot of a horse, donkey, etc. |
| 3. | Older Use. a hoofed animal, esp. one of a herd. |
| 4. | Informal. the human foot. |
| 5. | Slang. to walk (often fol. by it): Let's hoof it to the supermarket. |
| 6. | Slang. to dance, esp. to tap-dance: He's been hoofing at the Palladium. |
| 7. | on the hoof, (of livestock) not butchered; live: The city youngsters were seeing lambs on the hoof for the first time. |
hoof (hŏŏf, hōōf)  (click for larger image in new window) n. pl. hooves (hŏŏvz, hōōvz) or hoofs
v. tr. To trample with the hoofs. v. intr. Slang
[Middle English hof, from Old English hōf.] |
hoof it
Go on foot, as in The car's being repaired
we'll have to hoof it. [First half of 1600s]
Dance, as in He was always a good dancer, and he's still able to hoof it. [Slang; 1920s]