Hypertext Webster Gateway: "tout"
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) 1.7 (wn)
tout
n 1: (British) someone who buys tickets to an event in order to
resell them at a profit [syn: {ticket tout}]
2: someone who advertises for customers in an especially brazen
way [syn: {touter}]
3: one who sells advice about gambling or speculation
(especially at the racetrack) [syn: {tipster}]
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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