gout
/ɡaʊt/ noun C2- An extremely painful inflammation of joints, especially of the big toe, caused by a metabolic defect resulting in the accumulation of uric acid in the blood and the deposition of urates around the joints.
- A drop; a spurt or splotch. · Alternative forms: gut, gutt
Plural gouts
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“You are sure that there is no wound?” he asked, pointing to numerous gouts and splashes of blood which lay all round.
“Yes, he was his heir, and the old boy is nearly eighty—cram full of gout, too.
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