clouts

/K L AW1 T S/
noun
  1. 1

    Influence or effectiveness, especially political.

  2. 2

    A blow with the hand.

  3. 3

    A home run.

  4. 4

    The center of the butt at which archers shoot; probably once a piece of white cloth or a nail head.

  5. 5

    A swaddling cloth.

  6. 6

    A cloth; a piece of cloth or leather; a patch; a rag.

  7. 7

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

  8. 8

    A piece; a fragment.

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