cloot

American  

[kloot, klyt] / klut, klüt /

noun

Scot. and North England.

1. a cloven hoof; one of the divisions of the cloven hoof of the swine, sheep, etc.

2. (usually initial capital letter) Often Satan; the devil.

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Etymology

Origin of cloot

1715–25; perhaps akin to Dutch klauwtje, equivalent to klauw claw + -tje diminutive suffix

Example Sentences

There are no sweets thrown into the auditorium, they don't "bring down the cloot" for a singalong, and most of the audience are behind masks.

From BBC • Dec. 10, 2021

Harry and I hae been to gather what was on the outby land, and there's scarce a cloot left.

From The Black Dwarf by Scott, Walter, Sir

March muck it oot, Wi' a besom an' a cloot.

From Yorkshire Dialect Poems (1673-1915) and traditional poems by Moorman, Frederic William

The cloot has unfortunately broke, but I have provided a fine buffalo-horn, on which I am going to affix the same cipher which you will remember was on the lid of the cloot.

From The Complete Works of Robert Burns: Containing his Poems, Songs, and Correspondence. With a New Life of the Poet, and Notices, Critical and Biographical by Allan Cunningham by Burns, Robert

As I live by bread," replied Willie of Westburnflat "As I live by bread, I have not a single cloot o' them!

From The Black Dwarf by Scott, Walter, Sir