clout | A glossary of provincial and local words used in England by Francis Grose

Clout
·noun A swadding cloth. II. Clout ·noun A piece; a fragment. III. Clout ·noun A blow with the hand...

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
clout
A blow. I'll give you a clout on your jolly nob; I'll give you a blow on your head. It also means a ...

Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
clout
A blow or strike, most properly with the fist. This word is found in several old English authors, an...

Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
clout
From the Teutonic kotzen, a blow. Also, a gore of blood. ...

The Sailor's Word-Book
rum clout
A fine silk, cambric, or holland handkerchief. CANT. ...

Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
clout-nails
Short nails with large heads for the soles of strong shoes.--Hartshorne's Shropshire. ...

Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
clout-nails
[Fr. clouter]. To stud with nails, as ships' bottoms and piles were before the introduction of sheet...

The Sailor's Word-Book