clout

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Clouted; p. pr. & vb. n. Clouting. ] [ OE. clutien. clouten, to patch. See Clout, n. ] 1. To cover with cloth, leather, or other material; to bandage; patch, or mend, with a clout. [ 1913 Webster ]

And old shoes and clouted upon their feet. Josh. ix. 5. [ 1913 Webster ]

Paul, yea, and Peter, too, had more skill in . . . clouting an old tent than to teach lawyers. Latimer. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To join or patch clumsily. [ 1913 Webster ]

If fond Bavius vent his clouted song. P. Fletcher [ 1913 Webster ]

3. To quard with an iron plate, as an axletree. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. To give a blow to; to strike. [ Low ] [ 1913 Webster ]

The . . . queen of Spain took off one of her chopines and clouted Olivarez about the noddle with it. Howell. [ 1913 Webster ]

5. To stud with nails, as a timber, or a boot sole. [ 1913 Webster ]

Clouted cream, clotted cream, i. e., cream obtained by warming new milk. A. Philips. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ “Clouted brogues” in Shakespeare and “clouted shoon” in Milton have been understood by some to mean shoes armed with nails; by others, patched shoes. [ 1913 Webster ]