unhoof

present singular third person unhoofs · participle present unhoofing · participle past unhoofed · past unhoofed

1. To remove the hooves from.

   The following morning Jules's uncle accompanied him, ready to unhoof the wicked mule punch.

   1956, Lew X. Lansworth, Over the River Charlie: a novel, page 116

   2 more examples

   We must unhoof the horses and burn the chariots of human strength in the fire, for thus saith the Spirit, “ I will stain the pride of all glory, and bring into contempt all the excellent of the cart ."

   1862, Charles Haddon Spurgeon, The Metropolitan Tabernacle Pulpit - Volume 7, page 541

   We must try to tame those thoughts, try to unhoof them and unhorn them, or at least to fence them in until this mad fever of war subsides—

   1960, Paul Eldridge, The Second Life of John Stevens, page 64