Hoof

[AS. hof.) The horny substance which incases the feet of horses, cows, sheep, etc. Horses’ hoofs, which are harder, are made into glue and ground up for artificial manure. Pru iate of potash, used for making Pru ian blue for dyeing and calico printing, is made from horses’ hoofs. (See Horn.) very extensively cultivated in the south-east of England. It is a native of Europe, and is now grown in the United States and in Australia and New Zealand. It is largely grown in some of the American States, especially in New York. The plant is cultivated for its flowers, which are gathered or picked dried in kilns, bleached with, sulphuric acid, and then used in making beer. They give it a bitter taste, and help to make bright and clear. Hop bitters are used as a tonic. with whitish stem and flowers. It has an aromatic smell, and is a popular remedy in cases of coughs and asthma. ing the earth, and formed by the apparent meet¬ ing of the earth and sky. This is called the visible or sensible horizon, while the great circle parallel to the sensible horizon, and pa ing through the earth’s centre, is the rational or celestial horizon. sider able length, growing on the heads of some animals, and also as the hoofs, claws, or nails of animals generally. The horns of the Ox family are never shed the antler of the deer is bone, and is shed annually. Horn is a tough, flexible, semi-transparent substance, and is softened by heat. It is composed of thickened albumen, with small portions of gelatine and phosphate of lime. Horn when heated may be moulded into almost any shape, which it will keep when cold. The horns of the ox, cow, bison, buffalo, sheep, goat, and antelope are made into many highly ornamental and useful articles—such as handles for knives, forks, umbrellas, and walking sticks also into spoons, snuff-boxes, buttons, etc. Combs are made from flattened sheets of horn, which are got after the horn has been steeped in water for a considerable time.