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cloven-footed

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clo⋅ven-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.
Also, clo⋅ven-foot⋅ed [kloh-vuhn-foot-id] .


Origin:
1640–50
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clo·ven-footed   (klō'vən-fŏŏt'ĭd)
adj.  Cloven-hoofed.
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