10 definitions found
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Tout \Tout\, v. t. (Horse Racing)
a To spy out information about as a racing stable or
horse. [Cant, Eng.]
b To give a tip on (a race horse) to a better with the
expectation of sharing in the latter's winnings.
[Cant, U. S.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Tout \Tout\, n.
1. One who gives a tip on a race horses for an expected
compensation, esp. in hopes of a share in any winnings; --
usually contemptuous. [Cant, U. S.]
2. One who solicits custom, as a runner for a hotel, cab,
gambling place [Colloq.]
3. A spy for a smuggler, thief, or the like [Colloq.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Tout \Tout\, n. [Prob. fr F. tout all.]
In the game of solo, a proposal to win all eight tricks.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Tout \Tout\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Touted}; p. pr & vb n.
{Touting}.]
1. To look narrowly; spy. [Scot. & Dial. Eng.]
2. (Horse Racing)
a To spy out the movements of race horses at their
trials, or to get by stealth or other improper means
the secrets of the stable, for betting purposes.
[Cant, Eng.]
b To act as a tout; to tout, or give a tip on a race
horse. [Cant, U. S.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Tout \Tout\ (t[=oo]t), v. i. [See 1st {Toot}.]
1. To act as a tout. See 2d {Tout}. [Cant. Eng.]
2. To ply or seek for customers. [Prov. Eng.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Tout \Tout\, n.
One who secretly watches race horses which are in course of
training, to get information about their capabilities, for
use in betting. [Cant. Eng.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Tout \Tout\, v. i. [See 3d {Toot}. ]
To toot a horn.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Tout \Tout\, n.
The anus. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Toot \Toot\, v. i. [OE. toten, AS totian to project; hence to
peep out.] [Written also {tout}.]
1. To stand out or be prominent. [Obs.] --Howell.
2. To peep; to look narrowly. [Obs.] --Latimer.
For birds in bushes tooting. --Spenser.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
tout
n 1: one who sells advice about gambling or speculation [syn: {tipster}]
2: a seller of shoddy goods [syn: {huckster}, {hawker}, {cheap-jack}]
v 1: advertize in strongly positive terms; "This product was
touted as a revolutionary invention"
2: show off [syn: {boast}, {swash}, {shoot a line}, {brag}, {gas},
{blow}, {bluster}, {vaunt}, {gasconade}]
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