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1. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Clout \Clout\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Clouted; p. pr. & vb. n.
   Clouting.] [OE. clutien. clouten, to patch. See Clout,
   n.]
   1. To cover with cloth, leather, or other material; to
      bandage; patch, or mend, with a clout.
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            And old shoes and clouted upon their feet. --Josh.
                                                  ix. 5.
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            Paul, yea, and Peter, too, had more skill in . . .
            clouting an old tent than to teach lawyers.
                                                  --Latimer.
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   2. To join or patch clumsily.
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            If fond Bavius vent his clouted song. --P. Fletcher
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   3. To quard with an iron plate, as an axletree.
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   4. To give a blow to; to strike. [Low]
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            The . . . queen of Spain took off one of her
            chopines and clouted Olivarez about the noddle with
            it.                                   --Howell.
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   5. To stud with nails, as a timber, or a boot sole.
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   Clouted cream, clotted cream, i. e., cream obtained by
      warming new milk. --A. Philips.
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   Note: "Clouted brogues" in Shakespeare and "clouted shoon" in
         Milton have been understood by some to mean shoes armed
         with nails; by others, patched shoes.
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