"cloven hoof" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: cloven hooves [plural], cloven hoofs [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|cloven hooves|+}} cloven hoof (plural cloven hooves or cloven hoofs)
  1. A divided hoof, as on bovine animals. Synonyms: cleft hoof, cloven foot Derived forms: show the cloven hoof Related terms: cloven-hoofed Translations (divided hoof, as on bovine animals): unglot [masculine] (Catalan), sorkka (Finnish), Klaue [feminine] (German), hasított pata (Hungarian), hasadt pata (english: ambiguous term) (Hungarian), sorkka (Ingrian), crúb scoilte [feminine] (Irish), klauv [feminine] (Norwegian Nynorsk), racica [feminine] (Polish), раздвоенное копыто (razdvojennoje kopyto) [neuter] (Russian), ratica [feminine] (Slovak), çatal tırnak (Turkish), çift tırnak (Turkish), yarık tırnak (Turkish), carn fforchog [masculine] (Welsh)
    Sense id: en-cloven_hoof-en-noun-eYSgvP6J Disambiguation of 'divided hoof, as on bovine animals': 98 2
  2. The mark of the Devil. Translations (mark of the Devil): pukinsorkka (Finnish), Pferdefuß [masculine] (German), crúb scoilte [feminine] (Irish)
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Inflected forms

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