Meaning

• Noun

  1. (informal) Influence or effectiveness, especially political.
  2. (informal) A blow with the hand.
  3. (informal) A home run.
  4. The center of the butt at which archers shoot; probably once a piece of white cloth or a nail head.
  5. A swaddling cloth.
  6. A cloth; a piece of cloth or leather; a patch; a rag.
  7. An iron plate on an axletree or other wood to keep it from wearing; a washer.
  8. A clout nail.
  9. (obsolete) A piece; a fragment.

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