CLOOTS

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.

2. The Devil; Clootie; -- usually in the pl. Burns.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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SUPERFETATION

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