cloven hoof


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cloven hoof

n.
1. A divided or cleft hoof, as in deer or cattle. Also called cloven foot.
2. Evil or Satan, often depicted as a figure with cleft hooves.
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cloven hoof

or

cloven foot

n
1. (Zoology) the divided hoof of a pig, goat, cow, deer, or related animal, which consists of the two middle digits of the foot
2. the mark or symbol of Satan
ˌcloven-ˈhoofed, ˌcloven-ˈfooted adj
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clo′ven hoof′


n.
the figurative indication of Satan or evil temptation.
Also called clo′ven foot′.
Random House Kernerman Webster's College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.cloven hoof - the mark of Satancloven hoof - the mark of Satan      
cloven foot
stigma, stain, brand, mark - a symbol of disgrace or infamy; "And the Lord set a mark upon Cain"--Genesis
2.cloven hoof - a hoof divided into two parts at its distal extremity (as of ruminants or swine)
cloven foot
hoof - the foot of an ungulate mammal
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Translations
kopyto sudokopytníka
sorkka
hasított köröm/pata
klauf
kopyto párnokopytníkov
çatal tırnak

cloven hoof

[ˌkləʊvnˈhuːf] N → pata f hendida
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

cloven hoof

n → Huf m → der Paarhufer or -zeher; (of devil) → Pferdefuß m; pigs have cloven hooves → Schweine sind Paarzeher
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

cloven hoof

n → zoccolo fesso
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

cleave1

(kliːv) – past tense cleft (kleft) cleaved, ~clove (klouv) : past participles cleft, ~cloven (ˈklouvn) – verb
to split or divide.
ˈcleavage (-vidʒ) noun
1. the act of splitting; a split.
2. the split between a woman's breasts.
ˈcleaver noun
a butcher's knife.
cloven hoof, cleft hoof
a hoof, like those of cows, sheep etc, which has a split up the centre.
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