Word Meaning

Meaning of clout

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

Crossword clue for clout

- Clobber
- Flat-headed nail
- Heavy smack
- Hit hard
- nail with large flat head
- thud
- Whack
- With extreme control, out to gain influence