In Scottish and Northern English dialect, a piece of cloth, rag, or patch; sometimes also meaning a hoof or claw of an animal.
From Old English clūt meaning 'patch' or 'clout,' related to 'clout' (a piece of cloth or metal). It's preserved in Scottish dialects.
'Cloot' survives most strongly in Scottish tradition—'Clootie wells' are springs where people tie cloth scraps as offerings for healing, making the humble cloot a spiritual object!
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