cloot
Americannoun
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a cloven hoof; one of the divisions of the cloven hoof of the swine, sheep, etc.
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(usually initial capital letter) Often Satan; the devil.
Etymology
Origin of cloot
1715–25; perhaps akin to Dutch klauwtje, equivalent to klauw claw + -tje diminutive suffix
Example Sentences
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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
March muck it oot, Wi' a besom an' a cloot.
From Yorkshire Dialect Poems (1673-1915) and traditional poems by Moorman, Frederic William
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
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
He's sic a leveller as was feow afore 'im, I doobt, wi' his gowd ringt man, an' his cloot cled brither!
From The Marquis of Lossie by MacDonald, George
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