1. a mark or impression left on the ground by the hoof of an animal such as a horse, cow, or deer

Examples

• The detective found hoofprints in the mud near the crime scene.
• We followed the hoofprints of the wild horses across the prairie.
• The soft ground was covered with hoofprints from the cattle herd.
• Hoofprints in the snow revealed that deer had passed through the forest overnight.
• The farmer noticed fresh hoofprints around the barn door.