transcription, транскрипция: [ staut ]
adj. & n. --adj. 1 rather fat; corpulent; bulky. 2 of considerable thickness or strength (a stout stick). 3 brave, resolute, vigorous (a stout fellow; put up stout resistance). --n. a strong dark beer brewed with roasted malt or barley. øa stout heart courage, resolve. stout-hearted courageous. stout-heartedly courageously. stout-heartedness courage. øøstoutish adj. stoutly adv. stoutness n. [ME f. AF & dial. OF stout f. WG, perh. rel. to STILT]