Function: noun
Date: 1665
1 : a foot (as of a sheep) divided into two parts at its distal extremity
2 [from the traditional representation of Satan as cloven-hoofed] : the sign of devilish character
– clo · ven-hoofed \ ' kl ō -v ə n- ˌ hu ̇ ft, - ˌ hüft, - ˌ hu ̇ vd, - ˌ hüvd \ adjective