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clout

1. clout \'klau.t\ n [ME, fr. OE clu-t; akin to MHG klo-z lump, Russ gluda] 
   dial chiefly Brit  1a: a piece of cloth or leather : RAG  1b: a household 
   cloth  1c: an article of clothing (as for infants)  2: a blow esp. with the 
   hand; also : a hit in baseball  3: a white cloth on a stake or frame used 
   as a target in archery 
2. clout vt 1: to cover or patch with a clout  2: to hit forcefully