clouting.
The act of giving a clout, or striking somebody.
Meaning & usage
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.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English clouting; equivalent to clout + -ing.
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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.