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bout1540s, from Middle English bught, probably from an unrecorded Old English variant of byht "a bend," from Proto-Germanic *bukhta- (see bight (n.)). Sense evolved from "a circuit of any k [..]
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boutan athletic contest or match.
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boutturn: (sports) a division during which one team is on the offensive a period of illness; "a bout of fever"; "a bout of depression" a contest or figh [..]
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bout(n) a contest or fight (especially between boxers or wrestlers)(n) an occasion for excessive eating or drinking(n) a period of illness(n) (sports) a division during which one team is on the offensive [..]
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bout
A period of something, usually painful or unpleasant
''a bout of drought''.
(boxing) A boxing match.
(fencing) An assault (a fencing encounter) at which the score is kept.
(roller derby) A r [..]
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