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noun

Bout n.

As much of an action as is performed at one time; a going and returning, as of workmen in reaping, mowing, etc.; a turn; a round. "In notes with many a winding bout Of linked sweetness long drawn out." "The prince... has taken me in his train, so that I am in no danger of starving for this bout."

A conflict; contest; attempt; trial; a set-to at anything; as, a fencing bout; a drinking bout. "The gentleman will, for his honor's sake, have one bout with you; he can not by the duello avoid it."

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Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Bout" Quotes from Famous Books

... de bonheur mele de nouvelles tristesses. Ces tristesses sont dues a la pensee que je fais si peu, et que, avec plus de forces je ferais tant et si bien! Avec la force je serais sur maintenant de reussir pleinement. Je tiens la reputation par un petit bout, mais je la tiens, et elle augmentera. Tout me prouve que notre avenir serait assure si j'avais autant ...

— Philip Gilbert Hamerton • Philip Gilbert Hamerton et al

... slav'ry time riz up in de Quarters, you could hear 'em for miles. Den da cornshucking tuk place. Den we would have singin'. When one foun' a red ear of corn, dey would take a drink of whiskey frum de jug an' cup. We'd get through' bout ten o'clock. De men did'n care if dey worked all night, fer we had the 'Heav'nly Banners'[FN: ...

— Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves - Mississippi Narratives • Works Projects Administration

... to be another turn at the church— another sale of "indultos," beads, and relics,—another sprinkling of sacred water, in order that the coffers of the padres might be replenished toward a fresh bout at the monte table. Then there was an evening procession of the Saint of the day (John), whose image, set upon a platform, was carried about the town, until the five or six fellows who bore the load were seen to perspire freely under ...

— The White Chief - A Legend of Northern Mexico • Mayne Reid

... it not very strange that Landon should apparently be in such high favour with Hugo Jocelyn that he had actually been allowed to stay in the market-town and enjoy a holiday, which for him only meant a bout of drunkenness? She could not understand it, and her perplexity increased the more she thought of it. Leaning far out over the window-sill, she gazed long and lovingly across the quiet stretches of meadowland, ...

— Innocent - Her Fancy and His Fact • Marie Corelli

... said, triumphantly. "Relations are reestablished, clandestinely. Colin Camber learns of these. A passionate quarrel ensues, resulting in a long drinking bout designed to drown his sorrows. His love for his wife is so great that he has forgiven her this infidelity. Accordingly, she has promised to see her lover no more. Hers was the figure which you saw ...

— Bat Wing • Sax Rohmer

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