herd vs hoof

herd

verb
  • To move or drive a herd. 

  • To manage, care for or guard a herd 

  • To act as a herdsman or a shepherd. 

  • To unite or associate in a herd 

  • To associate; to ally oneself with, or place oneself among, a group or company. 

  • To unite or associate in a herd; to feed or run together, or in company. 

  • To form or put into a herd. 

noun
  • A number of domestic animals assembled together under the watch or ownership of a keeper. 

  • Any collection of animals gathered or travelling in a company. 

  • A crowd, a mass of people or things; a rabble. 

hoof

verb
  • To trample with hooves. 

  • To dance, especially as a professional. 

  • To kick, especially to kick a football a long way downfield with little accuracy. 

  • To walk. 

noun
  • The tip of a toe of an ungulate such as a horse, ox or deer, strengthened by a thick keratin covering. 

  • The human foot. 

How often have the words herd and hoof occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )