The plural of roof is roofs or rooves.
Roof plural uk.
For a good 250 years hoofs was the primary plural form of hoof analogized with the word roof which has roofs as a plural form.
The external covering at the top of a building.
Rooves is an older form of the word and rarely used these days although it is still used in australia it should be noted that in new zealand the plural.
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Throughout history roofs have been constructed of thatch clay palm leaves wood and many other building materials.
The oxford english dictionary lists rooves as an alternate to roofs one of several outdated spellings used in the uk and in new england as late as the 19th century.
When i was young a long time ago the plural of roof was rooves.
It wasn t until the last 40 50 years that hooves began to pick up steam.
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The very first sound that you ll hear on the roof provided there s fog will be rudolph s small.
Roofs is the standard plural form of the noun roof which is a covering over a building.
And yet i haven t seen it spelt like that for ages.
Twas the house i d seen the roof of from the beach.
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