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- noun A
front hoof .
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Examples
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The unicorn pawed the ground a little with a forehoof.
Zombies vs. Unicorns Justine Larbalestier 2010
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Shalkan snorted and started back, then stamped his forehoof angrily.
Tran Siberian Michael J. Solender 2010
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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
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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
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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
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Its feathered tail twitched as it pawed the grassy earth with a forehoof.
Chosen Of The Gods Pierson, Chris 2001
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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
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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
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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
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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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