v. i. [ OE. louten, luten, AS. lūtan; akin to Icel. lūta, Dan. lude, OHG. lūzēn to lie hid. ] To bend; to box; to stoop. [ Archaic ] Chaucer. Longfellow. [ 1913 Webster ]
He fair the knight saluted, louting low. Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. t. To treat as a lout or fool; to neglect; to disappoint. [ Obs. ] Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ Formerly also written lowt. ] A clownish, awkward fellow; a bumpkin. Sir P. Sidney. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Clownish; rude; awkward. “Loutish clown.” Sir P. Sidney. --
‖n. [ Native names. ] (Zool.) A crested black monkey (Semnopithecus maurus) of Java. [ 1913 Webster ]