stout
IPA: stˈaʊt
noun
- (beer) A dark and strong malt brew made with toasted grain.
- An obese person.
- A large clothing size.
- Gnat.
- Gadfly.
- (dialectal) Firefly or miller (moth).
- A surname.
- A former town in Larimer County, Colorado, United States.
- A minor city in Grundy County, Iowa, United States.
- Synonym of Rome, Adams County, Ohio.
verb
- (intransitive, archaic) To be bold or defiant.
- (transitive, dialectal) To persist, endure.
adjective
- Large; bulky.
- (obsolete) Bold, strong-minded.
- (obsolete) Proud; haughty.
- Firm; resolute; dauntless.
- Materially strong, enduring.
- Obstinate.
Advertisement
Examples of "stout" in Sentences
- The Wolfpack defense, however, was stout from the start.
- The 'stout' is even entering story, not for farcical effect either.
- In Lee's eyes, Longstreet remains what he called his stout lieutenant after Sharpsburg—my "war horse."
- FLOWERS: Numerous, white, tinged purple, usually borne in short, stout axillary cymes on a long stalk.
- Milk stout is made from the addition of lactose to the beer, which gives it added body, sweetness and calories.
- She held up one foot and then the other, encased in stout walking shoes which she had begun that morning to break in about the house.
- "Heck, with Hopworks, Portland now has a brewpub actually themed for and dedicated to bicycle riding." mmmmmmmmm 7 grain stout-black beer w/stumptown espresso-nectar of the gods ...
- The principal tame quadrupeds of this country, are horses, cattle, buffaloes, sheep, goats, and hogs The horses are small, never exceeding in size what we call a stout galloway, but they are nimble and spirited, and are reported to have been found here when the Europeans first came round the Cape of Good Hope.
Advertisement
Advertisement