Definitions
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 clout nail.
9.NounA piece; a fragment.
10.VerbTo hit (someone or something), especially with the fist.
11.VerbTo cover with cloth, leather, or other material; to bandage, patch, or mend with a clout.
12.VerbTo stud with nails, as a timber, or a boot sole.
13.VerbTo guard with an iron plate, as an axletree.
14.VerbTo join or patch clumsily.
15.VerbDated form of clot.