Definition of clout

• 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.