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  • noun A front hoof.

Etymologies

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fore- +‎ hoof

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Examples

  • The unicorn pawed the ground a little with a forehoof.

    Zombies vs. Unicorns Justine Larbalestier 2010

  • Shalkan snorted and started back, then stamped his forehoof angrily.

    Tran Siberian Michael J. Solender 2010

  • I fell asleep, and while I rested, my new forehoof grew and the stringy stump above it healed, perfect and new.

    Zombies vs. Unicorns Justine Larbalestier 2010

  • A large, leather blind was fixed over its head so all it could do was squeal and grunt, plus strike with a forehoof at any unseen humans trying to touch it.

    Deuces Wild Dusty Richards 2004

  • Beneath her long fingers the silver-grey hide shivered as if at the touch of a mosquito and the horse stamped its forehoof.

    The Falcons of Montabard Chadwick, Elizabeth 2004

  • Its feathered tail twitched as it pawed the grassy earth with a forehoof.

    Chosen Of The Gods Pierson, Chris 2001

  • War Admiral in a race left part of his forehoof on the track and had to retire until it grew back.

    Celebrities Hardwick, Elizabeth 2001

  • He started forward, stepping across the muddy ground ... and then jerked back as a pair of snapping blades just missed his left forehoof.

    Villains by Necessity Forward, Eve 1995

  • He tugged at his feet, managed to get one forehoof loose, but the rest were caught fast in the unearthly stone.

    Villains by Necessity Forward, Eve 1995

  • But when the right forehoof of Sithas's mount came to rest for a fraction of a second upon it, the treacherous stone skidded away, twisting the hoof of the charging horse.

    The Kinslayer Wars Niles, Douglas 1991

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