| 释义 |
Clootie Sc. and north. dial.
(ˈklʊtɪ, Sc. ˈklʏtɪ)
Also Cleutie, Clutie.
[In sense 1 orig. adj. f. cloot + -y; in sense 2 diminutive.]
1. A name for the Devil, as popularly represented with a cloven foot.
1785Burns Addr. Deil i, O thou! whatever title suit thee, Auld Hornie, Satan, Nick, or Clootie. 1802R. Anderson Cumbld. Ball. 23 Aunt Meable has lost her best sark, And Cleutie is bleam'd varra mickle. a1845Barham Ingol. Leg. II. 224 Run! run!—that's the ‘muckle-horned Clootie’ himself!
2. Diminutive of cloot, a hoof.
1822Blackw. Mag. XI. 485 With his hinder clooties jerked up. |