/klʌʊt/
noun
Influence or effectiveness, especially political.A blow with the hand.A home run.The center of the butt at which archers shoot; probably once a piece of white cloth or a nail head.A swaddling cloth.A cloth; a piece of cloth or leather; a patch; a rag.An iron plate on an axletree or other wood to keep it from wearing; a washer.A piece; a fragment.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.