To hoof it, to foot it.
Hoof"bound` (?), a. (Far.) Having a dry and contracted hoof, which
occasions pain and lameness.
Hoofed (?), a. Furnished with hoofs. Grew.
Hoof"less (?), a. Destitute of hoofs.
Hook (?), n. [OE. hok, AS. hc; cf. D. haak, G. hake, haken, OHG. hko,
hgo, hggo, Icel. haki, Sw. hake, Dan. hage. Cf. Arquebuse, Hagbut,
Hake, Hatch a half door, Heckle.] 1. A piece of metal, or other hard
material, formed or bent into a curve or at an angle, for catching,
holding, or sustaining anything; as, a hook for catching fish; a hook
for fastening a gate; a boat hook, etc.
2. That part of a hinge which is fixed to a post, and on which a door
or gate hangs and turns.
3. An implement for cutting grass or grain; a sickle; an instrument for
cutting or lopping; a billhook.
Like slashing Bentley with his desperate hook.
Pope.