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Entry 12 senses · 7 variants Webster, 1913

Tout

/(to͞ot)/ · IPA /taʊt/
01 v. i. To act as a tout. See 2d Tout.
  1. 1.
    To act as a tout. See 2d Tout.[Cant. Eng.] See: Tout
  2. 2.
    To ply or seek for customers.[Prov. Eng.]
02 v. i. To look narrowly; spy.
imp. & p. p. Touted; p. pr. & vb. n. Touting
  1. 1.
    To look narrowly; spy.[Scot. & Dial. Eng.]
  2. 2.
    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.(Horse Racing) [Cant, Eng.]
03 n. One who secretly watches race horses which are in course of training, to get information about their capabilities, for use in betting.
  1. 1.
    One who secretly watches race horses which are in course of training, to get information about their capabilities, for use in betting.[Cant. Eng.]
  2. 2.
    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.]
  3. 3.
    One who solicits custom, as a runner for a hotel, cab, gambling place.[Colloq.]
  4. 4.
    A spy for a smuggler, thief, or the like.[Colloq.]
04 n. In the game of solo, a proposal to win all eight tricks.
  1. 1.
    In the game of solo, a proposal to win all eight tricks.
05 v. i. To toot a horn.
  1. 1.
    To toot a horn.
06 v. t. To spy out information about, as a racing stable or horse.
  1. 1.
    To spy out information about, as a racing stable or horse.(Horse Racing) [Cant, Eng.]
07 n. The anus.
  1. 1.
    The anus.[Obs.]