English

Noun

gout ‎(plural gouts)

1. (uncountable, pathology) An extremely painful inflammation of joints, especially of the big toe, caused by a metabolic defect resulting in the accumulation of uric acid in the blood and the deposition of urates around the joints.
2. (usually followed by of) A spurt or splotch.
   • c. 1607, William Shakespeare, Macbeth, act 2, scene 1:

     I see thee still,

     And on thy blade and dudgeon gouts of blood.

   • 1981, P. D. James, Children of Men, ch. 20, page 137:

     [S]mall chunks of rubble and gouts of soot had fallen from the chimney, and were ground into the rug under his unwary feet.

   • 2002, Mercedes Lackey, Eric Flint and Dave Freer, The Shadow of the Lion, (Google preview):

     Another blow sent gouts of blood flying, along with gobbets of flesh.

3. (rare) A disease of wheat and cornstalks, caused by insect larvae.^[1]

Synonyms

• gouty arthritis
• urarthritis
• crystalline arthritis

Related terms

• gutter

Derived terms

• gouty
• goutiness
• pseudogout

Translations

References

1. ↑ Oxford English Dictionary, second edition (1989)

French

Noun

gout m ‎(plural gouts)

1. Alternative spelling of goût

Usage notes

This spelling was a product of the 1990 French spelling reforms.

Middle Dutch

Alternative forms

• golt

Etymology

From Old Dutch golt, from Proto-Germanic *gulþą.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɣout/

Noun

gout n ‎(stem goud-)

1. gold

Descendants

• Dutch: goud