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cloven hoof

Syllabification: (clo·ven hoof)
(also cloven foot)
Translate cloven hoof | into Italian
Definition of cloven hoof

noun

  • the divided hoof or foot of ruminants such as cattle, sheep, goats, antelopes, and deer.
  • a divided hoof ascribed to a satyr, the god Pan, or to the Devil, sometimes used as a symbol or mark of the Devil.

Derivatives

cloven-hoofed

adjective

cloven-footed

adjective

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