Main Entry:

¹clout

Pronunciation:

\ˈklau̇t\

Function:

noun

Etymology:

Middle English, from Old English clūt; akin to Middle High German klōz lump, Russian gluda

Date:

before 12th century

1dialect chiefly British : a piece of cloth or leather : rag2: a blow especially with the hand ; also : a hard hit in baseball3: a white cloth on a stake or frame used as a target in archery4: pull, influence <political clout>