Definitions
euphemisms for ‘fat’
Word origin
From Middle English stoute, from Old French estout (“brave, fierce, proud”) (Modern French dialectal stout (“proud”)), from earlier Old French estolt (“strong”), from Frankish *stolt, *stult (“bold, proud”), from Proto-Germanic *stultaz (“bold, proud”), from Proto-Indo-European *stel- (“to put, stand”).
Used in a sentence
“Yossarian walked out of the office and down the stairs into the dark, tomblike street, passing in the hall the stout woman with warts and two chins, who was already on her way back in.”
“Art thou but Captaine of a thouſand horſe, That by Characters grauen in thy browes, And by thy martiall face and ſtout aſpect, Deſeru’ſt to haue the leading of an hoſte?”
“a stouter champion never handled sword.”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues
01“Strong and solid”5 letters
02“Dark beer”5 letters
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