Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

forehoof

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: fore-hoof
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Example Sentences

"One of the wildly dancing horse's forehooves slammed into his shoulder, nearly dislocating it, and driving the breath out of his lungs."

Etymology

From fore- + hoof.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: fore

Inflected Forms

forehoofs (plural) forehooves (plural)

Questions

What does forehoof mean?: A front hoof.
Where does forehoof come from?: From fore- + hoof.

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