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First published 1937 (DOST Vol. I).
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Clufe, Cluif, n. Also: pl. cluvis, clovis, cluis. [For earlier clōf. Cf. Dan. klov.] A cloven hoof; a paw. c1500-c1512 Dunb. xlviii. 99.
This lady liftit vp his [the lion's] cluvis cleir 1513 Doug. viii. Prol. 156.
Quhy the corn hes the caf, And kow weris clufe Ib. xii. ii. 142.
The bull With hys hard clufe vpwarpys fast the sand Ib. xiii. ii. 14.
The twynteris … That with thar clovis can the erth smyte 1596 Dalr. I. 30/2.
This ox … wald clate him with his cluifes or kaithe him on his hornes 1597 Misc. Spald. C. I. 191.
Willame Browne his calf … thow tuik the cluis from four feitt of it