Clouting meaning : To form a clot or mass. To cause to clot or form into a mass. To hit, especially with the fist. To cover with cloth, leather, or other material; to bandage, patch, or mend with a clout. To stud with nails, as a timber, or a boot sole. To guard with an iron plate, as an axletree. To join or patch clumsily. 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.