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stout

  • adjective
  • /staʊt/

(of a person) Large; bulky.

Other meanings

  1. Firm; resolute; dauntless.

  2. Materially strong, enduring.

    “Campers prefer stout vessels, sticks and cloth.”

Word history

From Old French "estolt" (strong).

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “stout” on Wiktionary, by its contributors, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.