Clouting
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Clouting is a verb meaning present participle and gerund of clout.
Meaning
present participle and gerund of clout.
More Meanings
- The act of giving a clout, or striking somebody.
- A light plain cloth used for covering butter and farmer's baskets, and for dish and pudding cloths. The same term is often given to light cloths of the nursery diaper pattern.
Example Sentences
And many readers could provide me with tales of rulers across knuckles, slaps on bare legs, heads cracked together, and mighty ear-cloutings.
Word Forms
- cloutings
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include clout nail, clouter, clapping, clopping, clapter, clitsucking.
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