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| clop |
a sharp, hollow striking sound, as of a horse's hoof on pavement. [1/2 definitions] |
| cloven |
being divided or split, as the hoof of a cow or goat. [1/2 definitions] |
| cloven foot |
see "cloven hoof." |
| cloven hoof |
a hoof or foot divided into two parts by a cleft, characteristic of deer, sheep, and goats; cloven foot. [1/2 definitions] |
| dewclaw |
a small nonfunctioning claw, hoof, or digit in the upper foot of some mammals. |
| fetlock |
the projecting bone above and behind the hoof of a horse or horselike animal, or the tuft of hair on this projection. |
| foot-and-mouth disease |
a severe, very contagious disease of animals such as sheep and cattle, characterized by fever and blisters in the mouth and around the feet or hooves, the teats, and the udder; hoof-and-mouth disease. |
| hoofbeat |
the sound of an animal's hoof as it hits the ground or other hard surface in running or walking. |
| hooves |
a plural form of hoof. |
| pastern |
the part of an equine animal's foot that lies between the fetlock and hoof. |
| unguis |
a nail, claw, or hoof, or a structure that resembles a claw. |
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