lout Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun an awkward stupid person
    clod; oaf; goon; lump; lummox; stumblebum; gawk; lubber.

WordNet

Lout intransitive verb
Etymology
OE. louten, luten, AS. ltan; akin to Icel. lta, Dan. lude, OHG. lzn to lie hid.
Definitions
  1. To bend; to box; to stoop. Archaic Chaucer. Longfellow.
    He fair the knight saluted, louting low. Spenser.
Lout noun
Etymology
Formerly also written lowt.
Definitions
  1. A clownish, awkward fellow; a bumpkin. Sir P. Sidney.
Lout transitive verb
Definitions
  1. To treat as a lout or fool; to neglect; to disappoint. Obs. Shak.

Webster 1913