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Definition of Fouter
1. n. A despicable fellow.
Definition of Fouter
1. Noun. (UK dialect) A despicable fellow. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Fouter
1. to mess around [v -ED, -ING, -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Fouter
Literary usage of Fouter
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Northumberland Words by Richard Oliver Heslop, Oliver Heslop (1892)
"... lazy, untidy, dirty, or spoiled, like a spoiled child. It is really applied
as a pet term to a romping, giddy, lively girl. See fouter. ..."
2. Journal of Horticulture, Cottage Gardener and Country Gentlemen (1875)
"Old Moore says, " The plumage of the fouter affords a very great variety.
The pieds are most universally esteemed. Under these may be ranked " (for mark, ..."
3. Who's who in America by Albert Nelson Marquis (1899)
"... William fouter, dramatic and musical critic; ft. Boston, Oct. 24, 1848; grad.
Harvard, 1869; studied pianoforte, harmony and counterpoint under JK Paine ..."
4. Notes and Queries by Martim de Albuquerque (1853)
"... makes the poor nuns give utterance to two words, one of which, “ bouger,”
means “ to move,” and the other, “ fouter,” is unknown to the French language. ..."
5. A Dictionary of Archaic and Provincial Words, Obsolete Phrases, Proverbs by James Orchard Halliwell-Phillipps (1889)
"(2) A labourer's beer-bottle. Line. FOUT. A spoilt child. North. fouter. (1) A
term of contempt. ..."
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