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stout

/staʊt/ noun C2
  1. Gnat.
  2. Gadfly.

Plural stouts

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The one fled away; the other stood his ground and defended himself with his stout right hand.
Three Hundred Aesop's Fables, p. 91 · B2
The remaining Monkeys threw pieces of stout rope around the Lion and wound many coils about his body and head and legs, until he was unable to bite or scratch or struggle in any way.
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, p. 84 · B2
He was quite short and stout and had a big head, which was flat at the top and supported by a thick neck full of wrinkles.
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, p. 137 · B2
It was a stout oak cudgel.”
A Study in Scarlet, p. 65 · B2

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