without. Northumb. York, and Derb. See Antony and Cleopatra, Act iv. sc. 8.
·noun A conflict; contest; attempt; trial; a set-to at anything; as, a fencing bout; a drinking bout...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
A turn, trial, or round. An attack of illness; a convivial meeting. ♦ 'Bout ship, the brief order ...
The Sailor's Word-Book
·adv ·Alt. of <<Hereabouts>>. ...