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1 hoof
1. nounbuy cattle on the hoof — (for meat) Lebendvieh kaufen. See also academic.ru/13617/cloven">cloven 2.
2. transitive verbon the hoof — (fig.) auf der Stelle
(coll.) (walk)* * *[hu:f, ]( American[) huf]American - hooves; noun(the horny part of the feet of horses, cows etc: That horse has an injured hoof.) der Huf* * *I. nHuf mbeef was bought on the \hoof at the market das Fleisch wurde auf dem Markt als lebende Ware gekauftto \hoof it laufen, zu Fuß gehen* * *[huːf]1. n pl - s or hoovesHuf mcattle on the hoof — Vieh nt
they tend to make policy on the hoof (inf) — sie legen ihre Politik oft aus dem Stegreif fest
2. vt* * *hoof [huːf]A pl hoofs, hooves [-vz] s1. ZOOLa) Huf mb) Fuß m (vom Huftier):on the hoof lebend (Vieh);cattle on the hoof Lebendvieh nc) umg hum Pedal n (Fuß)2. Huftier nB v/t1. umg eine Strecke (zu Fuß) gehen, marschieren:hoof it → C 1, C 2C v/i1. umg zu Fuß gehen, marschieren* * *1. nounbuy cattle on the hoof — (for meat) Lebendvieh kaufen. See also cloven 2.
2. transitive verbon the hoof — (fig.) auf der Stelle
(coll.) (walk)* * *n.(§ pl.: hooves)= Huf -e m.Klaue -n f. -
2 hoof
Huf m;beef was bought on the \hoof at the market das Fleisch wurde auf dem Markt als lebende Ware gekauftPHRASES:to \hoof it laufen, zu Fuß gehen -
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