stout
adj
1 solidly built or corpulent
2 prenominal resolute or valiant
stout fellow
3 strong, substantial, and robust
4 ♦
a stout heart courage; resolution
n
5 strong porter highly flavoured with malt (C14: from Old French estout bold, of Germanic origin; related to Middle High German stolz proud, Middle Dutch stolt brave) ♦
stoutish adj ♦
stoutly adv ♦
stoutness n
milk stout
n (Brit) a rich mellow stout lacking a bitter aftertaste
(C20: so called because its ingredients include lactose)
Stout
n Sir Robert. 1844--1930, New Zealand statesman, born in Scotland: prime minister of New Zealand (1884--87)
velvet stout
n a less common name for →
black velvet