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Cobble vs Hoof - What's the difference?

cobble | hoof |

As nouns the difference between cobble and hoof

is that cobble is a cobblestone while hoof is the tip of a toe of an ungulate such as a horse, ox or deer, strengthened by a thick keratin covering.

As verbs the difference between cobble and hoof

is that cobble is to make shoes (what a cobbler does) while hoof is to trample with hooves.

cobble

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • A cobblestone.
  • (geology) A particle from 64 to 256 mm in diameter, following the Wentworth scale
  • (a kind of fishing-boat)
  • Verb

    (cobbl)
  • To make shoes (what a cobbler does).
  • To assemble in an improvised way.
  • I cobbled something together to get us through till morning.
  • (intransitive) To use cobblestones to pave a road, walkway, etc.
  • hoof

    English

    Noun

    (en-noun)
  • The tip of a toe of an ungulate such as a horse, ox or deer, strengthened by a thick keratin covering.
  • (slang) The human foot.
  • (geometry, dated) An ungula.
  • Verb

    (en verb)
  • To trample with hooves.
  • (colloquial) To walk.
  • (informal) To dance, especially as a professional.
  • (colloquial, football, transitive) to kick, especially to kick the football a long way downfield with little accuracy.
  • Synonyms

    * (to kick)