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 forceful blow
the sound of such a blow; a thud
Used to indicate something sudden, unanticipated, and dramatic has occurred.
The sound of a forceful blow.
to strike or smash (into) something with great force or impact