n. [ A different spelling and application of bought bend. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
In notes with many a winding bout
Of linked sweetness long drawn out. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]
The prince . . . has taken me in his train, so that I am in no danger of starving for this bout. Goldsmith. [ 1913 Webster ]
The gentleman will, for his honor's sake, have one bout with you; he can not by the duello avoid it. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ F., fr. bouter to thrust. See Butt. ] An outbreak; a caprice; a whim. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ F.; bouter to thrust, put + feu fire. ] An incendiary; an inciter of quarrels. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
Animated by . . . John à Chamber, a very boutefeu, . . . they entered into open rebellion. Bacon. [ 1913 Webster ]
‖n. [ F., buttonhole. ] A bouquet worn in a buttonhole. [ 1913 Webster ]
‖n. pl. [ F. bout end + rimé rhymed. ] Words that rhyme, proposed as the ends of verses, to be filled out by the ingenuity of the person to whom they are offered. [ 1913 Webster ]