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Pronunciation : Gout
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [F. goutte a drop, the gout, the disease being considered as a defluxion, fr. L. gutta drop.]
Definition : 1. A drop; a clot or coagulation. On thy blade and dudgeon gouts of blood. Shak.

2. (Med.)

Defn: A constitutional disease, occurring by paroxysms. It constists in an inflammation of the fibrous and ligamentous parts of the joints, and almost always attacks first the great toe, next the smaller joints, after which, it may attack the greater articulations. It is attended with various sympathettic phenomena, particularly in the digestive organs. It may also attack internal organs, as the stomach, the intestines, etc. Dunglison.

3. A disease of cornstalks. See Corn fly, under Corn. Cout stones. See Chalkstone, n., 2.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913

Pronunciation : Go
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [F., fr. L. gustus taste. See Gusto.]
Definition : Defn: Taste; relish.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913