hoof

The Century Dictionary: The Encyelopedic Lexicon of the Englihs Language · p. 219

(héf), v. t [ cattle; foot: with an indefinite it. [Colloq. or slang. ] To hoof tt o'er as many weary miles... As e’er the bravest antler of the woods. Scott, Ethwald, from Notes to L. of the L, 2. To kill (game) by shooting it on the ground. [Collog., southern U. 8.]