Meaning & use
cloven
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Split or divided, especially describing a hoof that is divided into two parts.
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Deer and cattle both have cloven hooves.
The old legend described the devil with cloven feet.
A note on using this word
An archaic past participle of 'cleave'; today it survives mainly in the fixed phrase 'cloven hoof.'
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