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Definition of LOUT

intransitive verb

1

: to bow in respect

2

: submit, yield

Origin of LOUT

Middle English, from Old English lūtan; akin to Old Norse lūta to bow down

First Known Use: before 12th century

Rhymes with LOUT

bout, clout, doubt, drought, flout, glout, gout, grout, knout, kraut, out, pout, rout, route, scout, shout, snout, spout, sprout, stout, tout, trout

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: an awkward brutish person

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Origin of LOUT

perhaps from ¹lout

First Known Use: 1542

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Synonyms: clod, clodhopper, gawk, hulk, oaf, lubber, lug, lump, Neanderthal, palooka

Definition of LOUT

transitive verb

: to treat as a lout : scorn

First Known Use of LOUT

circa 1530

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