Noah Webster
Cleft
CLEFT, participle passive of cleave. Divided; split; parted asunder.
CLEFT, noun
1. A space or opening made by splitting; a crack; a crevice; as the cleft of a rock. Isaiah 2:21.
2. A disease in horses; a crack on the bought of the pastern.
3. A piece made by splitting; as a cleft of wood.