Hypertext Webster Gateway: "lout"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Lout \Lout\, v. i. [OE. louten, luten, AS. l?tan; akin to Icel.
l?ta, Dan. lude, OHG. l?z?n to lie hid.]
To bend; to box; to stoop. [Archaic] --Chaucer. Longfellow.
He fair the knight saluted, louting low. --Spenser.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Lout \Lout\, n. [Formerly also written lowt.]
A clownish, awkward fellow; a bumpkin. --Sir P. Sidney.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Lout \Lout\, v. t.
To treat as a lout or fool; to neglect; to disappoint. [Obs.]
--Shak.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
lout
n : an awkward stupid person [syn: {klutz}, {clod}, {stumblebum},
{goon}, {oaf}, {lubber}, {lummox}, {lump}, {gawk}]
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