What is "clout nail"

Clout \Clout\ (klout), n. [AS. cl[=u]t a little cloth, piece of metal; cf. Sw. klut, Icel. kl[=u]tr a kerchief, or W. clwt a clout, Gael. clud.]

1. A cloth; a piece of cloth or leather; a patch; a rag.

   His garments, nought but many ragged clouts, With thorns together pinned and patched was.
   --Spenser.

   A clout upon that head where late the diadem stood.
   --Shak.

2. A swadding cloth.

3. A piece; a fragment. [Obs.]
   --Chaucer.

4. The center of the butt at which archers shoot; -- probably once a piece of white cloth or a nail head.

   A'must shoot nearer or he'll ne'er hit the clout.
   --Shak.

5. An iron plate on an axletree or other wood to keep it from wearing; a washer.

6. A blow with the hand. [Low]

   Clout nail, a kind of wrought-iron nail heaving a large flat head; -- used for fastening clouts to axletrees, plowshares, etc., also for studding timber, and for various purposes.

n. a short nail with a flat head; used to attach sheet metal to wood [syn: clout]