cloven-hoofed

[ kloh-vuhn-hooft, -hooft ]

/ ˈkloʊ vənˈhʊft, -ˈhuft /

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adjective

having split hoofs, once assumed to represent the halves of a single undivided hoof, as in cattle.

devilish; Satanic.

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Also clo·ven-foot·ed

[kloh-vuhn-foot-id]. /ˈkloʊ vənˈfʊt ɪd/.

Origin of cloven-hoofed

First recorded in 1640–50

Words nearby cloven-hoofed

clove, clove hitch, Clovelly, cloven, cloven hoof, cloven-hoofed, clove oil, clove pink, clover, cloverleaf, cloverleaf aerial

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 Buffon
The 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 Buffon
The 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 Buffon
The cloven-hoofed horse gave one shrill neigh, and one convulsion, and fell back dead.
The Lost Continent|C. J. Cutcliffe Hyne

And nearer, you could also see a cloven-hoofed faun who had surprised her thus.
Abbe Mouret's Transgression|Emile Zola