fouter

fouter
/fooh"teuhr/, n. Archaic.
something that has no value (used in expressions of contempt): A fouter for the world, say I! Also, foutra /fooh"treuh/, foutre.
[1585-95; < MF foutre to copulate with, copulate < L futuere]

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