clouting

verb

1. (form-of, gerund, participle, present)present participle and gerund of clout

noun

1. (countable, uncountable)The act of giving a clout, or striking somebody.

   “And many readers could provide me with tales of rulers across knuckles, slaps on bare legs, heads cracked together, and mighty ear-cloutings.”

2. (countable, uncountable)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.