clout nail : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: clout nail	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for clout nail
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
clout nail n a short nail with a flat head; used to attach sheet metal to wood Synonym(s): clout nail, clout
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Clout \Clout\, n. [AS. cl[d4]t a little cloth, piece of metal; cf. Sw. klut, Icel. kl[d4]tr a kerchief, or W. clwt a clout, Gael. clud.] 1. A cloth; a piece of cloth or leather; a patch; a rag. His garments, nought but many ragged clouts, With thorns together pinned and patched was. --Spenser. A clout upon that head where late the diadem stood. --Shak. 2. A swadding cloth. 3. A piece; a fragment. [Obs.] --Chaucer. 4. The center of the butt at which archers shoot; -- probably once a piece of white cloth or a nail head. A'must shoot nearer or he'll ne'er hit the clout. --Shak. 5. An iron plate on an axletree or other wood to keep it from wearing; a washer. 6. A blow with the hand. [Low] {Clout nail}, a kind of wrought-iron nail heaving a large flat head; -- used for fastening clouts to axletrees, plowshares, etc., also for studding timber, and for various purposes.