cloot

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cloot - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Cloot \Cloot\, n. [Cf. G. dial. kleuzen to split.] (Scot. &
     Dial. Eng.)
     1. One of the divisions of a cleft hoof, as in the ox; also,
        the whole hoof.
        [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
  
     2. The Devil; Clootie; -- usually in the pl. --Burns.
        [Webster 1913 Suppl.]