1570 P. Levens Manipulus Vocabulorum sig. Siv/2 Ye Clout set on a garment, or on a shoe, cento. Clout then moves to some sort of material for general use: II. spec. Piece of cloth, a …

Dec 4, 2018 · Over the next 40 years, “clout” pulled ahead of “pull” in Chicago’s vocabulary. “Pull” must have started to sound bland in comparison with this more visceral and menacing word. …

May 20, 2014 · "Cast not a clout till May be out," and even then make any desired change discreetly, for "fickle as the wind is a proverb which has more than metaphorical force in …

Power, clout, influence, authority, control, etc. are all capable of being used to mean exactly the same thing. Of that (non-exhaustive) list, I'd say that influence is the best one for the "power by …

Aug 11, 2021 · "Clout chaser" doesn't show up in any standard dictionaries, but it's fairly commonly used (especially in the American rap music industry), with over 250k hits on Google …

Apr 11, 2015 · The meaning of clout here is the second one from this list: pull; strong influence; muscle, especially political power; So the example sentence given there applies: a wealthy …

May 30, 2019 · 1891 Harper's Mag[azine] Dec. 36/2 Some of the boys wore only 'G-strings' (as for some reason the breech-clout is commonly called on the prairie). 1948 Time 5 April 12/3 The …

Sep 26, 2019 · Some body has pin'd a dish clout to your back. From these early matches, it seems possible that the variants jeminy, geminy, jemminy, gimminy, and gemminy all may …

Feb 29, 2012 · The three words need not always be used in such a progresssion, but, when used together, proficiency always implies more expertise than familiarity, and mastery typically …

Here, something with more clout than a comma is definitely needed. I'd write 'I am dumbfounded on why the man does not spring for Walton’s help – instead, he makes sure the vessel is …