cloot

[kloot; Scot. klyt]

noun Scot. and North England.

a cloven hoof; one of the divisions of the cloven hoof of the swine, sheep, etc.

(usually initial capital letter) Often, Cloots. Satan; the devil.

Origin:
1715–25; perhaps akin to Dutch klauwtje, equivalent to klauw claw + -tje diminutive suffix

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Cloot is always a great word to know.

So is slumgullion. Does it mean:

a gadget; dingus; thingumbob.

a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc.

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