I. ˈgau̇t, usu -au̇d.+V noun
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Etymology: Middle English goute, from Old French, drop, gout (considered as caused by drops of diseased humors), from Latin gutta drop; perhaps akin to Armenian kat', kat'n drop, kit', kt'an milk
1.
a. : a metabolic disease occurring in paroxysms and marked by a painful inflammation of the fibrous and ligamentous parts of the joints, deposits of urates in and around the joints, and at times an excessive amount of uric acid in the blood
b. : a disease especially of wheat characterized by swellings at the nodes — see gout fly
2. : a mass or aggregate of something fluid, sticky, gaseous, or composed of fine particles : clot , blob , splash , spurt
attacking snowy canvases with gouts oil paint — Times Literary Supplement
the light gout of sand the child's shovel … flung — William Faulkner
hurled gouts of brown dust and gray smoke into the air — G.H.Johnston
a great gout of oil shot out of it — Ira Wolfert
gout of water gushed forth — R.A.W.Hughes
gouts of blood
3.
a. : waste fiber caught in yarn during spinning or accidentally woven into cloth
b. : a defect in cloth caused by gout
II. “, ˈgōt noun
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Etymology: Middle English goute, alteration of gote
now dialect England : an artificial water channel ; especially : culvert