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.
A punch or kick delivered with an exaggerated sweeping movement.
A circular prison, especially a small local lockup or station house.
A prehistoric dwelling typical of northwest Europe in the Iron Age and Bronze Age.
A circular building in which locomotives are housed.
The uppermost room or cabin of any note upon the stern of a ship.
A privy near the bow of a vessel, especially as reserved for officers.
In the game of pinochle, a meld consisting of a queen and king in each of the four suits.
To punch or kick with an exaggerated sweeping movement.