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And old shoes and clouted upon their
feet.

Josh. ix. 5.

Paul, yea, and Peter, too, had more skill in . . .
clouting an old tent than to teach lawyers.

Latimer.

2. To join or patch clumsily.

If fond Bavius vent his clouted song.

P. Fletcher

3. To quard with an iron plate, as an
axletree.

4. To give a blow to; to strike.
[Low]

The . . . queen of Spain took off one of her
chopines and clouted Olivarez about the noddle with
it.

Howell.

5. To stud with nails, as a timber, or a
boot sole.

Clouted cream, clotted cream, i.
e., cream obtained by warming new milk. A.
Philips.

&fist; "Clouted brogues" in Shakespeare and
"clouted shoon" in Milton have been understood by some to
mean shoes armed with nails; by others, patched shoes.


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