cloven-hoofed
[ kloh-vuhn-hooft, -hooft ]
adjective
having split hoofs, once assumed to represent the halves of a single undivided hoof, as in cattle.
devilish; Satanic.
Origin of cloven-hoofed
1First recorded in 1640–50
- Also clo·ven-foot·ed [kloh-vuhn-foot-id]. /ˈkloʊ vənˈfʊt ɪd/.
Words Nearby cloven-hoofed
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How to use cloven-hoofed in a sentence
The great cloven-hoofed with hollow horns, for the ox is found in America, under the form of the bison.
Buffon's Natural History. Volume X (of 10) | Georges Louis Leclerc de BuffonThe large cloven-hoofed with hollow horns, as the ox and the buffalo, with their varieties.
Buffon's Natural History. Volume X (of 10) | Georges Louis Leclerc de BuffonThe small cloven-hoofed beasts with hollow horns; for sheep, goats, gazelles, or antelopes existed in America.
Buffon's Natural History. Volume X (of 10) | Georges Louis Leclerc de BuffonThe cloven-hoofed horse gave one shrill neigh, and one convulsion, and fell back dead.
The Lost Continent | C. J. Cutcliffe HyneAnd nearer, you could also see a cloven-hoofed faun who had surprised her thus.
Abbe Mouret's Transgression | Emile Zola
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