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gout I. \ˈgau̇t, usu -au̇d.+V\ noun (-s) 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 (-s) Etymology: Middle English goute, alteration of gote now dialect England : an artificial water channel; especially : culvert |