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cloot
CIDE DICTIONARY
cloot, n. [Cf. G. dial. kleuzen to split.].
- One of the divisions of a cleft hoof, as in the ox; also, the whole hoof. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
- The Devil; Clootie; -- usually in the
pl. Burns. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
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