Get the FREE one-click dictionary software for Windows
or the iPhone/iPad and Android apps
Noun: cloven hoof
  1. A hoof divided into two parts at its distal extremity (as of ruminants or swine)
    "The deer left tracks of its cloven hooves in the mud";
    - cloven foot
     
  2. The mark of Satan
    "In folklore, the devil was often depicted with cloven hooves";
    - cloven foot

Derived forms: cloven hooves

Type of: brand, hoof, mark, stain, stigma

Encyclopedia: Cloven hoof