Stout : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: Stout	by the DICT Development Group
4 results for Stout
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
stout adj dependable; "the stalwart citizens at Lexington"; "a stalwart supporter of the UN"; "stout hearts" Synonym(s): stalwart, stout euphemisms for `fat'; "men are portly and women are stout" Synonym(s): portly, stout having rugged physical strength; inured to fatigue or hardships; "hardy explorers of northern Canada"; "proud of her tall stalwart son"; "stout seamen"; "sturdy young athletes" Synonym(s): hardy, stalwart, stout, sturdy n a strong very dark heavy-bodied ale made from pale malt and roasted unmalted barley and (often) caramel malt with hops a garment size for a large or heavy person
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Stout \Stout\, a. [Compar. {Stouter}; superl. {Stoutest}.] [D. stout bold (or OF. estout bold, proud, of Teutonic origin); akin to AS. stolt, G. stolz, and perh. to E. stilt.] 1. Strong; lusty; vigorous; robust; sinewy; muscular; hence, firm; resolute; dauntless. With hearts stern and stout. --Chaucer. A stouter champion never handled sword. --Shak. He lost the character of a bold, stout, magnanimous man. --Clarendon. The lords all stand To clear their cause, most resolutely stout. --Daniel. 2. Proud; haughty; arrogant; hard. [Archaic] Your words have been stout against me. --Mal. iii. 13. Commonly . . . they that be rich are lofty and stout. --Latimer. 3. Firm; tough; materially strong; enduring; as, a stout vessel, stick, string, or cloth. 4. Large; bulky; corpulent. Syn: {Stout}, {Corpulent}, {Portly}. Usage: Corpulent has reference simply to a superabundance or excess of flesh. Portly implies a kind of stoutness or corpulence which gives a dignified or imposing appearance. Stout, in our early writers (as in the English Bible), was used chiefly or wholly in the sense of strong or bold; as, a stout champion; a stout heart; a stout resistance, etc. At a later period it was used for thickset or bulky, and more recently, especially in England, the idea has been carried still further, so that Taylor says in his Synonyms: [bd]The stout man has the proportions of an ox; he is corpulent, fat, and fleshy in relation to his size.[b8] In America, stout is still commonly used in the original sense of strong as, a stout boy; a stout pole.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Stout \Stout\, n. A strong malt liquor; strong porter.
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Stout, IA (city, FIPS 75720) Location: 42.52715 N, 92.71119 W Population (1990): 192 (72 housing units) Area: 0.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Stout, OH Zip code(s): 45684