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bout

Main Entry: bout

Pronunciation: \ˈbau̇t\

Function: noun

Etymology: English dial., a trip going and returning in plowing, from Middle English bought bend

Date: 1575

: a spell of activity: as a : an athletic match (as of boxing) b : outbreak, attack <a bout of pneumonia> c : session

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