Dout

From Middle English doute ("doubt"). More at doubt.

Noun

noun

1. Obsolete spelling of doubt

doout, from Middle English don ut ("do out"). Compare don, doff, dup.

Full definition of dout

Verb

1. (transitive, dialectal or obsolete) To put out; quench; extinguish; douse.The fire she lit was fanned rather than douted. ― Snowden.

Related terms

• douter, a cone-shaped device with a handle for extinguishing a candle and stopping the smoke.