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cleft

participle passive

of cleave. Divided; split; parted asunder.

noun

A space or opening made by splitting; a crack; a crevice; as the cleft of a rock. Isaiah 2:21.

A disease in horses; a crack on the bought of the pastern.

A piece made by splitting; as a cleft of wood.