bout

Dutch (Brabantic)

/bɑu̯t/

noun
Definitions
  • bolt threaded metal cylinder
  • haunch, leg of an animal as food
  • (vulgar) fart
  • bolt crossbow arrow
  • (Suriname) thigh
  • bar, rod
  • (archaic) darling, sweetheart, dear
  • iron apparatus for ironing clothing

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Dutch bout inherited from Old Dutch *bolt inherited from Proto-Germanic *bultaz.

Origin

Proto-Germanic

*bultaz

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