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clo⋅ven-hoofed

  [kloh-vuhn-hooft, -hooft]
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–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-hoofed   (klō'vən-hŏŏft', -hōōft', -hŏŏvd', -hōōvd')
adj.  

  1. Having cloven hooves, as deer or cattle do.

  2. Satanic; devilish.

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