Crossword-Solution: CLOOTIE 7 letters, 3 clues 🏆 scrabble score: 9

Burns says: "O thou! whatever title suit thee, Auld Hornie, Satan, Nick, or Clootie." "Clootie" is derived from the cleft hoof of a cow; while the Scotch name for a bull is Bill, a corruption, probably, of Bel.

Through bog and brake, over moor and mountain, they hurried on with their prisoner, who, dooming them all to "clootie" and his imps, and commending himself to Michael, Mary, and a number of his especial patrons in the Romish calendar, was urged forward with more than their usual speed.

And maybe, Tam, for a' my cants, My wicked rhymes, an' druken rants, I'll gie auld cloven Clootie's haunts An unco' slip yet, An' snugly sit among the saunts At Davie's hip get.

Seeing it was illuminated, he peeped in, and saw there the witches and devils dancing, while old Clootie was blowing the bagpipes.

Clootie gaed smilin' in, rejoiced to be At hame, his bonny bairns to see; His ball he found, both safe and playable.