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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