cloven hoof

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cloven hoof

noun cloven hooves · cloven hoofs

A divided hoof, as on bovine animals. 6. Chileſe Horſe.—1. Equus biſulcus. 6. / Has cloven hoofs. Molin. hiſt. nat. Chil. 284. / Inhabits South America.—This obſcure quadruped, which is only mentioned by Molina, frequents the precipitous and rocky mountains of the Andes or Cordellieras; in ſize, number and arrangement of teeth, and in g
Similar: cleft hoof, cloven foot
The mark of the Devil. Children of the cloven hooves / Bathe the cross in your father's blood

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noun divided hoof, as on bovine animals

Deutsch	Klaue
Русский	раздвоенное копыто razdvojennoje kopyto

noun mark of the Devil

Deutsch	Pferdefuß

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@misc{cloven_hoof_2026,
  title = {cloven hoof},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/cloven%20hoof},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}