Stout
Stout (stout) , adjective
[Dutch stout bold (or Old French estout bold, proud, of Teutonic origin); akin to Anglo-Saxon stolt, German stolz, and perh. to English stilt.]
1.
Strong; lusty; vigorous; robust; sinewy; muscular; hence, firm; resolute; dauntless.
With hearts stern and stout.
A stouter champion never handled sword.
He lost the character of a bold, stout, magnanimous man.
The lords all stand
To clear their cause, most resolutely stout.
2.
Proud; haughty; arrogant; hard. [Archaic]
Your words have been stout against me.
Commonly... they that be rich are lofty and stout.
3.
Firm; tough; materially strong; enduring; as, a stout vessel, stick, string, or cloth.
4.
Large; bulky; corpulent.
stout , noun
A strong, dark malt brew having a higher percentage of hops than porter; strong porter; a popular variety sold in the U. S. is Guinness' stout. — Swift