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clout

(n): a target used in archery

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(n): a reference point to shoot at

(n): special advantage or influence

(n): the quality of having a superior or more favorable position

(n): a short nail with a flat head; used to attach sheet metal to wood

(n): a thin pointed piece of metal that is hammered into materials as a fastener

(n): (boxing) a blow with the fist

(n): a powerful stroke with the fist or a weapon

(v): strike hard, especially with the fist

(v): deliver a sharp blow, as with the hand, fist, or weapon

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about 6 hours ago yarb said:

...a new-hatched savage running wild about his native woodlands in a grass clout...

- Melville, Moby-Dick, ch. 12

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