Clout

·noun A swadding cloth.

II. Clout ·noun A piece; a fragment.

III. Clout ·noun A blow with the hand.

IV. Clout ·noun To join or patch clumsily.

V. Clout ·noun To stud with nails, as a timber, or a boot sole.

VI. Clout ·noun To give a blow to; to Strike.

VII. Clout ·noun A cloth; a piece of cloth or leather; a patch; a rag.

VIII. Clout ·noun To quard with an iron plate, as an Axletree.

IX. Clout ·noun An iron plate on an axletree or other wood to keep it from wearing; a washer.

X. Clout ·noun The center of the butt at which archers shoot;

— probably once a piece of white cloth or a nail head.

XI. Clout ·noun To cover with cloth, leather, or other material; to Bandage; patch, or mend, with a clout.