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.
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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.

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