hoofprint

[ hoof-print, hoof- ]
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noun
  1. the impression made by an animal's hoof.

Origin of hoofprint

1
First recorded in 1795–1805; hoof + print

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How to use hoofprint in a sentence

  • He is intimately acquainted with every gopher hole, hoofprint and drain cover on the club property.

    Fore! | Charles Emmett Van Loan
  • Bob himself pushed in, because he wanted to satisfy his mind with regard to the direction in which the hoofprint pointed.

  • He found it without great difficulty, for a hoofprint always attracted Tad Butler's attention.

  • He had two definite clues, the exploded shell and the V-shaped hoofprint.

  • The left rear hoofprint of Cooks horse was marked by a V-shaped nick.