gout´i|ness

gout´i|ness
gout|y1 «GOW tee», adjective, gout|i|er, gout|i|est.
1. diseased or swollen with gout.
2. of gout; caused by gout: »

gouty arthritis.

3. causing gout.
4. Figurative. swollen.
–gout´i|ly, adverb.
–gout´i|ness, noun.
gout|y2 «GOW tee», noun, plural gout|ies.
British. a kind of overshoe or arctic for wearing in snow: »

For curling, or walking on the rinks, it is necessary to wear rubber snow-shoes, or gouties, and these are very handy to slip on over house-shoes (Nation).

╂[apparently < gouty1 (because of the swollen appearance of the feet when worn)]

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