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cloven hoof

–noun

the figurative indication of Satan or evil temptation.

Also called cloven foot.

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cloven hoof
n.

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

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cloven hoof
noun
1.	the mark of Satan
2.	a hoof divided into two parts at its distal extremity (as of ruminants or swine) [syn: cloven foot]

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cloven hoof, *cleft hoof

a hoof, like those of cows, sheep etc, which has a split up the centre

Arabic:	أظْلَف، مَشْقوق الحافِر
Chinese (Simplified):	裂蹄
Chinese (Traditional):	裂蹄
Czech:	kopyto sudokopytníka
Danish:	spaltet klov
Dutch:	gespleten hoef
Estonian:	sõrg
Finnish:	sorkka
French:	sabot fendu
German:	der Paarhufer
Greek:	οπλή με σχισμή
Hungarian:	hasított köröm, *pata
Icelandic:	klauf
Indonesian:	teracak belah
Italian:	zoccolo fesso*

Japanese:	割れたひづめ
Latvian:	šķelts nags (pārnadžiem)
Lithuanian:	skelta naga
Norwegian:	klov
Polish:	rozszczepione kopyto
Portuguese (Brazil):	casco fendido
Portuguese (Portugal):	casco fendido
Romanian:	copită despicată
Russian:	раздвоенное копыто
Slovak:	kopyto párnokopytníkov
Slovenian:	parkelj
Spanish:	pezuña partida
Swedish:	klöv
Turkish:	çatal tırnak