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Influence or effectiveness, especially political.

A blow with the hand.

A home run.

The center of the butt at which archers shoot; probably once a piece of white cloth or a nail head.

To hit, especially with the fist.

To cover with cloth, leather, or other material; to bandage, patch, or mend with a clout.

To stud with nails, as a timber, or a boot sole.

To guard with an iron plate, as an axletree.

To form a clot or mass.

To cause to clot or form into a mass.