"unhoof" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: unhoofs [present, singular, third-person], unhoofing [participle, present], unhoofed [participle, past], unhoofed [past]
Etymology: un- + hoof Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|un|hoof}} un- + hoof Head templates: {{en-verb}} unhoof (third-person singular simple present unhoofs, present participle unhoofing, simple past and past participle unhoofed)
  1. To remove the hooves from.
    Sense id: en-unhoof-en-verb-Qn42CnW3 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with un-

Inflected forms

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