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[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 months ago (3 children)

i'm having trouble parsing the "bout" in this image

[–] [email protected] 21 points 3 months ago

In this case bout means boxing match

[–] [email protected] 11 points 3 months ago

"her gold medal bout" is a phrase. Try putting a comma after it, to help you read the sentence.

[–] roguetrick 1 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

Around and about are similar, in that round and bout are both nouns. Bout comes something meaning bend, specifically from a circuit of a plow making a field. A bout then takes on the exact same meaning as a round etymologically, though they mean different things in boxing. https://www.etymonline.com/word/bout