lout
1an awkward, stupid person; clumsy, ill-mannered boor; oaf.
to flout; treat with contempt; scorn.
Origin of lout
1Other definitions for lout (2 of 2)
to bend, stoop, or bow, especially in respect or courtesy.
Origin of lout
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How to use lout in a sentence
"Mere louts," I said, thinking that at last I had found away to provoke her into an expression of her real opinions.
In Hostile Red | Joseph AltshelerThese drilled louts will guard us, should this terrible Invasion land.
History of Friedrich II. of Prussia, Vol. XVII. (of XXI.) | Thomas CarlyleWe'd better bag the armchairs before these fishing louts take them.
Huntingtower | John BuchanAnd meanwhile these little louts of ours will be getting off home.
The Wonderful Visit | Herbert George WellsIf you have in your place louts who tread on my toes, I am never in a mood to put up with it.
The Bath Keepers, v.1 (Novels of Paul de Kock Volume VII) | Charles Paul de Kock
British Dictionary definitions for lout (1 of 2)
/ (laʊt) /
a crude or oafish person; boor
Origin of lout
1British Dictionary definitions for lout (2 of 2)
/ (laʊt) /
(intr) archaic to bow or stoop
Origin of lout
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