What does dout mean?
Dout means Obsolete spelling of doubt..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
Obsolete spelling of doubt..
Mount them, and make inciſion in their Hides, / That their hot blood may ſpin in Engliſh eyes, / And doubt them with ſuperfluous courage : ha.
The fire she lit in every breast was fanned rather than douted by the rumour presently puffed abroad that she was the recipient of letters addressed in a man’s handwriting.
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Dout means Obsolete spelling of doubt..
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Mount them, and make inciſion in their Hides, / That their hot blood may ſpin in Engliſh eyes, / And doubt them with ſuperfluous courage : ha.
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