Middle English clift: of Germanic origin; related to Dutch kluftand German Kluft, also to cleave. The form of the word was altered in the 16th cent. by association with cleft
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noun
1.a split or indentation in something (as the palate or chin)
2.a long narrow opening
3.used of hooves
4.having one or more incisions reaching nearly to the midrib