clout
/klaʊt/ noun C2- 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, nappy, or loincloth.
- A clout nail.
Plural clouts
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