Plural form of forehoof using the irregular plural pattern; the hooves of an animal's front feet.
An alternate plural of 'forehoof' using the irregular plural 'hooves' from Old English 'hōf' which had various plural forms depending on dialect and period.
The word 'hooves' itself is a Middle English innovation—Old English horses had 'hoofs'—showing how language evolves as sounds shift over centuries, and modern speakers choose between older and newer forms.
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