Word Meaning

clout definition and meaning

n. A cloth; a piece of cloth or leather; a patch; a rag.
n. A swadding cloth.
n. A piece; a fragment.
n. The center of the butt at which archers shoot; -- probably once a piece of white cloth or a nail head.
n. An iron plate on an axletree or other wood to keep it from wearing; a washer.
n. A blow with the hand.
n. To cover with cloth, leather, or other material; to bandage; patch, or mend, with a clout.
n. To join or patch clumsily.
n. To quard with an iron plate, as an axletree.
n. To give a blow to; to strike.
n. To stud with nails, as a timber, or a boot sole.

Crossword clues for clout

- Clobber
- Flat-headed nail
- Heavy smack
- Hit hard
- nail with large flat head
- thud
- Whack