Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Clift \Clift\, n. [See 1st {Cliff}, n.]
   A cliff. [Obs.]

         That gainst the craggy clifts did loudly roar.
                                                  --Spenser.

Clift \Clift\, n. [See {Cleft}, n.]
   1. A cleft of crack; a narrow opening. [Obs.]

   2. The fork of the legs; the crotch. [Obs.] --Chaucer.