cloot

[ kloot; Scots klyt ]

/ klut; Scots klüt /

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noun Scot. and North England.

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

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

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Origin of cloot

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

Words nearby cloot

clonk, Clonmel, Clontarf, clonus, Clooney, cloot, clootie, Cloots, clop, clop-clop, cloque

How to use cloot in a sentence

"Oh, mother, here's Miss Cloot just getting out of her victoria," said Genevieve.
The Strand Magazine, Volume VII, Issue 42, June, 1894|Various
There was another board-meeting of the spinsters at Miss Cloot's.
The Strand Magazine, Volume VII, Issue 42, June, 1894|Various
Miss Cloot opened the window, and stepped out upon the balcony.
The Strand Magazine, Volume VII, Issue 42, June, 1894|Various
Let May be oot (out) before you cast a cloot (a piece of clothing).
Dictionary of Quotations from Ancient and Modern, English and Foreign Sources|James Wood

Harry and I hae been to gather what was on the outby land, and there's scarce a cloot left.
The Black Dwarf|Sir Walter Scott