beef on the hoof

  • 1beef on the hoof — Hoof Hoof, v. i. 1. To walk as cattle. [R.] William Scott. [1913 Webster] 2. To be on a tramp; to foot. [Slang, U.S.] [1913 Webster] {To hoof it}, to foot it. {On the hoof}, of cattle, standing (on the hoof); not slaughtered. {beef on the hoof},… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 2beef to the hoof — adjective fat, chubby, particularly with fat legs …

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  • 3On the hoof — Hoof Hoof, v. i. 1. To walk as cattle. [R.] William Scott. [1913 Webster] 2. To be on a tramp; to foot. [Slang, U.S.] [1913 Webster] {To hoof it}, to foot it. {On the hoof}, of cattle, standing (on the hoof); not slaughtered. {beef on the hoof},… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 4on the hoof — 1) while you are doing something else, especially going from one place to another We can grab some lunch on the hoof. 2) if you make a decision on the hoof, you do so without thinking about it carefully first 3) not yet killed for eating beef on… …

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  • 5Hoof — Hoof, v. i. 1. To walk as cattle. [R.] William Scott. [1913 Webster] 2. To be on a tramp; to foot. [Slang, U.S.] [1913 Webster] {To hoof it}, to foot it. {On the hoof}, of cattle, standing (on the hoof); not slaughtered. {beef on the hoof}, live… …

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  • 6hoof — hoof1 [ huf ] (plural hoofs or hooves [ huvz ] ) noun count the hard part of a horse s foot on the hoof not yet killed for eating: beef on the hoof hoof hoof 2 [ huf ] verb INFORMAL hoof it to walk somewhere instead of traveling in a vehicle …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 7Trouble on the Hoof: Disease Outbreaks in Europe — ▪ 2002 by Brian J. Ford       Farmers rarely celebrate good fortune in the modern world, but British agriculture seemed to be emerging from a period of darkness as 2001 began. The scourge of “mad cow” disease was in retreat.       After mad cow… …

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  • 8Beef — For other uses, see Beef (disambiguation). An uncooked rib roast …

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  • 9To hoof it — Hoof Hoof, v. i. 1. To walk as cattle. [R.] William Scott. [1913 Webster] 2. To be on a tramp; to foot. [Slang, U.S.] [1913 Webster] {To hoof it}, to foot it. {On the hoof}, of cattle, standing (on the hoof); not slaughtered. {beef on the hoof},… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 10Beef and bone meal — Beef and bone meal, as stated by AAFCO, is the rendered product from beef tissues, including bone, exclusive of any added blood, hair, hoof, horn, hide trimmings, manure, stomach and rumen contents, except in such amounts as may occur unavoidably …

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