Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

unhoof

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: un-hoof
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To remove the hooves from.

Example Sentences

"We must unhoof the horses and burn the chariots of human strength in the fire, for thus saith the Spirit, “ I will stain the pride of all glory, and bring into contempt all the excellent of the cart .""
"The following morning Jules's uncle accompanied him, ready to unhoof the wicked mule punch."
"We must try to tame those thoughts, try to unhoof them and unhorn them, or at least to fence them in until this mad fever of war subsides—"

Etymology

From un- + hoof.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: un

Inflected Forms

unhoofs (present, singular) unhoofing (participle, present) unhoofed (participle, past) unhoofed (past)

Questions

What does unhoof mean?: To remove the hooves from.
Where does unhoof come from?: From un- + hoof.

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