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A European fish (Zoarces viviparus), remarkable for producing living young; -- called also greenbone, guffer, bard, and Maroona eel. Also, an American species (Z. anguillaris), -- called also mutton fish, and, erroneously, congo eel, ling, and lamper eel. Both are edible, but of little value.

Georgia; -- a nickname.

On the way or road.

See Scout. [Obs.] Hayward.

A going out of the way; a digression. [Obs.] Fuller.

Having broad, hangling lips. [R.] Shak.

To mock or insult; to treat with contempt. Phillida flouts me. Walton. Three gaudy standarts lout the pale blue sky. Byron.

One who flouts; a mocker.

With flouting; insultingly; as, to treat a lover floutingly.

A fish of the genus Aulostoma, having a much elongated tubular snout.

To lose by sloth or negligence. [Obs.] Chaucer.

Using language scurrilous, opprobrious, obscene, or profane; abusive. So foul-mouthed a witness never appeared in any cause. Addison.

A despicable fellow. [Prov. Eng.] Brockett.

A fig; -- a word of contempt. [Obs.] A foutra for the world and wordlings base! Shak.

Despicable. [Obs.]

One of several species of Asiatic and East Indian birds of the genus Batrachostomus (family Podargidæ); -- so called from their very broad, flat bills.

A gadder [Colloq.]

To pout; to look sullen. [Obs.] Garth.

A sluice in embankments against the sea, for letting out the land waters, when the tide is out. [Written also gowt.]

A drop; a clot or coagulation. On thy blade and dudgeon gouts of blood. Shak.