clout vs whale

clout

verb
  • To hit, especially with the fist. 

  • 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 join or patch clumsily. 

noun
  • 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. 

  • A blow with the hand. 

whale

verb
  • To thrash, to flog, to beat vigorously or soundly. 

  • To hunt for whales. 

noun
  • Something, or someone, that is excellent. 

  • In a casino, a person who routinely bets at the maximum limit allowable. 

  • Any one of numerous large marine mammals comprising an informal group within infraorder Cetacea that usually excludes dolphins and porpoises. 

  • Any species of Cetacea. 

  • A person who spends large amounts of money on things that are marketed to them. 

  • An investor who deals with very large amounts of money. 

  • Something, or someone, that is very large. 

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