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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun A divided or cleft hoof, as in deer or cattle.
  • noun Evil or Satan, often depicted as a figure with cleft hooves.

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  • noun A divided hoof, as on bovine animals.
  • noun The mark of the Devil.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • noun the mark of Satan
  • noun a hoof divided into two parts at its distal extremity (as of ruminants or swine)

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