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Definition of 'stout'English
Adjective
( er)
large; bulky, thickset; corpulent, fat.
(obsolete) bold, strong-minded; lusty; vigorous; robust; sinewy; muscular.
* Shakespeare
- a stouter champion never handled sword
* Clarendon
- He lost the character of a bold, stout , magnanimous man.
* Daniel
- The lords all stand / To clear their cause, most resolutely stout .
(obsolete) proud; haughty; arrogant; hard.
* Bible, Mal. iii. 13
- Your words have been stout against me.
* Latimer
- Commonly they that be rich are lofty and stout .
firm; resolute; dauntless.
materially strong, enduring.
- Campers prefer stout vessels, sticks and cloth.
* {{quote-book|year=1913|author=
|title=Lord Stranleigh Abroad
|chapter=4 citation
|passage=Nothing could be more business-like than the construction of the stout dams, and nothing more gently rural than the limpid lakes, with the grand old forest trees marshalled round their margins … .}}
obstinate.
Derived terms
* stouten
* stouthearted
* stoutish
* stoutly
* stoutness
Noun
( pedia)
( en-noun)
A dark and strong malt brew made with toasted grain.
- Stout is darker, stronger and sweeter than porter beer.
An obese person. (rfex)
A large clothing size. (rfex)
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