A blow with the hand.
A clout nail.
The center of the butt at which archers shoot; probably once a piece of white cloth or a nail head.
Influence or effectiveness, especially political.
A home run.
To cover with cloth, leather, or other material; to bandage, patch, or mend with a clout.
To stud with nails, as a timber, or a boot sole.
To guard with an iron plate, as an axletree.
To hit, especially with the fist.
To join or patch clumsily.
An incident in which someone is punched.
The process of making holes in something (for example, a leather belt or a rail ticket).