clouting

The English word “clouting” has 2 meanings listed here.

noun

The act of giving a clout, or striking somebody.
A light plain cloth used for covering butter and farmer's baskets, and for dish and pudding cloths. The same term is often given to light cloths of the nursery diaper pattern.

From Middle English clouting; equivalent to clout + -ing.

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