The center of the butt at which archers shoot; probably once a piece of white cloth or a nail head.
A clout nail.
Influence or effectiveness, especially political.
A home run.
A blow with the hand.
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 mechanism of a firearm acting upon the firing pin.
An individual who is on strike.
An officer's servant or orderly.
A piece of metal used to attract a magnet, or as a keeper for a magnet.
A piece of metal struck against a flint or quartz-rock to produce sparks; a steel.
A blacksmith's assistant who wields the sledgehammer.
A piece used to push other pieces toward the pockets in the Asian game of carom.
The batsman who is currently facing the bowler and defending his wicket.
The batter.
One of the players on a team in football (soccer) in the row nearest to the opposing team's goal, who are therefore principally responsible for scoring goals.