stout

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 1.4 Adjective 1.4.1 Translations

[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

From Old French estout (“‘brave, fierce, proud’”), earlier estolt (“‘strong’”), from W.Gmc. *stult- (“‘proud, stately’”) (compare M.L.G. stolt (“‘stately, proud’”), Ger. stolz (“‘proud, haughty, arrogant, stately’”)), from PIE base *stel- (“‘to put, stand’”). Meaning "strong in body, powerfully built" is attested from c.1386, but has been displaced by the (often euphemistic) meaning "thick-bodied, fat and large," which is first recorded 1804. Original sense preserved in stout-hearted (1552). The noun "strong, dark-brown beer" is first recorded 1677, from the adjective.

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /staʊt/, SAMPA: /staUt/
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• Rhymes: -aʊt

[edit] Noun

stout (plural stouts)

1. A dark and strong malt liquor made with toasted grain.
2. A strong porter.

[edit] Adjective

stout (comparative stouter, superlative stoutest)

1. Strong; lusty; vigorous; robust; sinewy; muscular; hence, firm; resolute; dauntless.
2. Proud; haughty; arrogant; hard.
3. Firm; tough; materially strong; enduring; as, a stout vessel, stick, string, or cloth.
4. Large; bulky; corpulent.

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