a stout pair of shoes

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• stout — 1 adjective 1 fairly fat and heavy or having a thick body: a short, stout man | She s gotten pretty stout since you last saw her. see fat 1 2 literary strong and thick: a stout stick | a stout pair of shoes 3 literary brave and determined: stout… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

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