n. | 1. | A cloth; a piece of cloth or leather; a patch; a rag. | |||
2. | A swadding cloth. | ||||
3. | A piece; a fragment. | ||||
4. | The center of the butt at which archers shoot; - probably once a piece of white cloth or a nail head. | ||||
5. | An iron plate on an axletree or other wood to keep it from wearing; a washer. | ||||
6. | A blow with the hand.
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v. t. | 1. | To cover with cloth, leather, or other material; to bandage; patch, or mend, with a clout. | |||
2. | To join or patch clumsily. | ||||
3. | To quard with an iron plate, as an axletree. | ||||
4. | To give a blow to; to strike. | ||||
5. | To stud with nails, as a timber, or a boot sole.
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Noun | 1. | clout - a target used in archery |
2. | clout - special advantage or influence; "the chairman's nephew has a lot of pull" Synonyms: pull | |
3. | clout - a short nail with a flat head; used to attach sheet metal to wood Synonyms: clout nail | |
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Verb | 1. | clout - strike hard, especially with the fist; "He clouted his attacker" |