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LOUT
lout, clod, stumblebum, goon, oaf, lubber, lummox, lump, gawk
(noun) an awkward stupid person
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology 1
Noun
lout (plural louts)
A troublemaker, often violent; a rude violent person; a yob.
Synonym: Thesaurus:troublemaker
A clownish, awkward fellow; a bumpkin.
Synonym: Thesaurus:bumpkin
Verb
lout (third-person singular simple present louts, present participle louting, simple past and past participle louted)
(obsolete, transitive) To treat as a lout or fool; to neglect; to disappoint.
Etymology 2
Verb
lout (third-person singular simple present louts, present participle louting, simple past and past participle louted)
(intransitive, archaic) To bend, bow, stoop.
Anagrams
• Toul, tolu, ulto
Source: Wiktionary
Lout, v. i. Etym: [OE. louten, luten, AS. l; akin to Icel. l, Dan. lude, OHG. l to lie hid.]
Definition: To bend; to box; to stoop. [Archaic] Chaucer. Longfellow. He fair the knight saluted, louting low. Spenser.
Lout, n. Etym: [Formerly also written lowt.]
Definition: A clownish, awkward fellow; a bumpkin. Sir P. Sidney.
Lout, v. t.
Definition: To treat as a lout or fool; to neglect; to disappoint. [Obs.] Shak.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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