clootie
[kloo-tee; Scot. kly-tee]
- (usually initial capital letter) cloot(def 2).
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Origin of clootie
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Word Origin and History for clootie
Clootie
n.
also Clutie, "the devil," 1785, Scottish, literally "hoofed," from cloot "hoof, division of a hoof," from Old Norse klo "claw" (see claw (n.)).
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