twi-snǣse

twi-snǣse, adj: double-pointed, cloven. (TWIH-SNAZZ-uh / ˈtwɪ-ˌsnæː-zə)

Medieval manuscript image of a creature shaped somewhat like a horse, with four cloven hooves, a long three-pronged tail, and an exceptionally wide mouth, with teeth that are a single continuous piece of bone.
Leucrota in a bestiary; England (Durham?), c. 1200-1210; British Library, Royal MS 12 C XIX, f. 37v. [blogs.bl.uk]

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