CLOVEN HOOF


Meaning of CLOVEN HOOF in English

[cloven hoof] n (1870) 1: a foot (as of a sheep) divided into two parts at its distal extremity

2. [fr. the traditional representation of Satan as cloven-hoofed]: the sign of devilish character -- clo.ven-hoofed adj

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