cloot

Scots

Etymology 1

From Middle English clout, from Old English clūt, from Proto-West Germanic *klūt, from Proto-Germanic *klūtaz.

Noun

cloot (uncountable)

  1. cloth
Descendants
  • → Irish: clúta

Etymology 2

from clook (“claw”). Otherwise related to English cleat.

Noun

cloot (plural cloots)

  1. cloven hoof
  2. any of the divisions of a cloven hoof.
Derived terms
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