1. Noun
A cloth; a piece of cloth or leather; a patch; a rag.
2. Noun
A swadding cloth.
3. Noun
A piece; a fragment.
4. Noun
The center of the butt at which archers shoot; -- probably once a piece of white cloth or a nail head.
5. Noun
An iron plate on an axletree or other wood to keep it from wearing; a washer.
6. Noun
A blow with the hand.
7. Noun
To cover with cloth, leather, or other material; to bandage; patch, or mend, with a clout.
8. Noun
To join or patch clumsily.
9. Noun
To quard with an iron plate, as an axletree.
10. Noun
To give a blow to; to strike.
11. Noun
To stud with nails, as a timber, or a boot sole.
12. Noun
special advantage or influence; "the chairman's nephew has a lot of pull"
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