Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cloven hoof

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 2.13 in modern English

Syllables: cloven hoof
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

1

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A divided hoof, as on bovine animals.

noun

The mark of the Devil.

Example Sentences

"6. Chileſe Horſe.—1. Equus biſulcus. 6. / Has cloven hoofs. Molin. hiſt. nat. Chil. 284. / Inhabits South America.—This obſcure quadruped, which is only mentioned by Molina, frequents the precipitous and rocky mountains of the Andes or Cordellieras; in ſize, number and arrangement of teeth, and in general appearance, it reſembles the Horſe, for which reaſon it is placed by Dr Gmelin in this genus, though its cloven hoofs are ſimilar to thoſe of the animals belonging to the former order: […]"
"Children of the cloven hooves / Bathe the cross in your father's blood"

Inflected Forms

cloven hooves (plural) cloven hoofs (plural)

Phrases

show the cloven hoof cloven-hoofed

Frequently Paired Words

cloven-hoofed

Synonyms

cleft hoof cloven foot

Questions

What does cloven hoof mean?: A divided hoof, as on bovine animals.

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