What does cloven-hooved mean?
Cloven-hooved means Alternative form of cloven-hoofed..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · adjective
Alternative form of cloven-hoofed..
Chevre pied. Cloven-hooved, Goat-footed; as Epithite for a Satyr.
But “horses with uncloven hoof” suggests a cloven-hooved variety, which for a moment puzzles the wit, and therefore distracts.
But a few animals are known to be single-horned and single-hooved, as the Indian ass; and one, to wit the oryx, is single-horned and cloven-hooved.
This was the state executive’s formal answer to the preliminary injunction order issued on Monday by Circuit Judge Irwin at Elgin restraining the state from killing or contracting to kill any cloven-hooved animals afflicted or exposed to the epidemic.
The board has short legs in the shape of four cloven-hooved oxen’s feet.
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Cloven-hooved means Alternative form of cloven-hoofed..
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Chevre pied. Cloven-hooved, Goat-footed; as Epithite for a Satyr.
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