I. stout 1 /staʊt/ BrE AmE adjective
[ Date: 1200-1300 ; Language: Old French ; Origin: estout ]
1 . fairly fat and heavy, or having a thick body:
a short, stout man
2 . literary strong and thick SYN sturdy :
a stout pair of shoes
3 . formal brave and determined
stout defence/support/resistance
He put up a stout defence in court.
—stoutly adverb :
She stoutly denied the rumours.
—stoutness noun [uncountable]
II. stout 2 BrE AmE noun [uncountable]
strong dark beer