a cloth; a piece of cloth or leather; a patch; a rag.-a swadding cloth.-a piece; a fragment.-the center of the butt at which archers shoot; -- probably once a piece of white cloth or a nail head.-an iron plate on an axletree or other wood to keep it from wearing; a washer.-a blow with the hand.-to cover with cloth, leather, or other material; to bandage; patch, or mend, with a clout.-to join or patch clumsily.-to quard with an iron plate, as an axletree.-to give a blow to; to strike.-to stud with nails, as a timber, or a boot sole.