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tout

 

  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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