clout

1. n. A cloth; a piece of cloth or leather; a patch; a rag. Source: opted

2. n. A swadding cloth. Source: opted

3. n. A piece; a fragment. Source: opted

4. n. The center of the butt at which archers shoot; -- probably once a piece of white cloth or a nail head. Source: opted

5. n. An iron plate on an axletree or other wood to keep it from wearing; a washer. Source: opted

6. n. A blow with the hand. Source: opted

7. n. To cover with cloth, leather, or other material; to bandage; patch, or mend, with a clout. Source: opted

8. n. To join or patch clumsily. Source: opted

9. n. To quard with an iron plate, as an axletree. Source: opted

10. n. To give a blow to; to strike. Source: opted

11. n. To stud with nails, as a timber, or a boot sole. Source: opted

12. n. a target used in archery Source: wordnet

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