cloven-hoofed

[ kloh-vuhn-hooft, -hooft ]

adjective
  1. having split hoofs, once assumed to represent the halves of a single undivided hoof, as in cattle.

  2. devilish; Satanic.

Origin of cloven-hoofed

1
First recorded in 1640–50
  • Also clo·ven-foot·ed [kloh-vuhn-foot-id]. /ˈkloʊ vənˈfʊt ɪd/.

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