Dated form of clot.

Influence or effectiveness, especially political. / (regional, informal) A blow with the hand. / (baseball, informal) A home run.

To hit, especially with the fist. / To cover with cloth, leather, or other material; to bandage, patch, or mend with a clout. / To stud with nails, as a timber, or a boot sole.

present participle of clout

The act of giving a clout, or striking somebody.

plural of clout

simple past tense and past participle of clout

plural of clouting

(obsolete) A wrought-iron nail heaving a large flat head, and used for fastening clouts to axletrees, plowshares, etc., also for studding timber, and for various purposes.

Archaic form of clotted cream.