bout
Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
bout /baʊt/
▶noun
- 1 a short period of intense activity.
■ an attack of illness or strong emotion.
- 2 a wrestling or boxing match.
- 3 a curve in the side of a violin or other musical instrument.
– origin C16: from dial. bought ‘bend, loop’; prob. of Low Ger. origin.
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