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1.nounInfluence or effectiveness, especially political.
2.nounA blow with the hand.
3.nounA home run.
4.nounThe center of the butt at which archers shoot; probably once a piece of white cloth or a nail head.
5.nounA swaddling cloth.
6.nounA cloth; a piece of cloth or leather; a patch; a rag.
7.nounAn iron plate on an axletree or other wood to keep it from wearing; a washer.
8.nounA piece; a fragment.
9.verbTo hit, especially with the fist.
10.verbTo cover with cloth, leather, or other material; to bandage, patch, or mend with a clout.
11.verbTo stud with nails, as a timber, or a boot sole.
12.verbTo guard with an iron plate, as an axletree.
13.verbTo join or patch clumsily.