Clout

1. To quard with an iron plate, as an axletree.
2. To stud with nails, as a timber, or a boot sole.
3. A swadding cloth.
4. An iron plate on an axletree or other wood to keep it from wearing; a washer.
5. The center of the butt at which archers shoot; -- probably once a piece of white cloth or a nail head.
6. To cover with cloth, leather, or other material; to bandage; patch, or mend, with a clout.
7. A blow with the hand.
8. To give a blow to; to strike.
9. A cloth; a piece of cloth or leather; a patch; a rag.
10. A piece; a fragment.
11. To join or patch clumsily.