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Dout

noun, verb

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Obsolete spelling of doubt. alt-of, obsolete
  2. 2
    Misspelling of doubt. alt-of, misspelling
Verb
  1. 1
    To put out; quench; extinguish; douse. dialectal, obsolete, transitive

    "Mount them, and make inciſion in their Hides, / That their hot blood may ſpin in Engliſh eyes, / And doubt them with ſuperfluous courage : ha."

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Middle English doute (“doubt”). More at doubt.

Etymology 2

Blend of do + out, from Middle English don ut (“do out”). Compare don, doff, dup.

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