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klave

“klave” is a Swedish word. Its meaning in English:

noun

  1. tails (of a coin)

Etymology

From Old Swedish klavi, cognate of Icelandic klafi. Probably from the visual similarity between the pictured heraldry on some older coins and the cloven of a bovine hoof. First attested in 1769.

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