Gout

gowt, n. an acute inflammation of the smaller joints, and esp. of the great toe, in persons of luxurious habits and past middle life: ( obs. ) a drop.— adv. Gout′ily .— ns. Gout′ine ; Gout′wort , Gout′weed , an umbelliferous European plant, long supposed to be good for gout.— adj. Gout′y , relating to gout: diseased with or subject to gout. [O. Fr. goutte —L. gutta , a drop, the disease supposed to be caused by a defluxion of humours.]