Tout
Tout (tot) , intransitive verb
[See 1st Toot.]
1.
To act as a tout. See 2d Tout. [Cant. English]
2.
To ply or seek for customers. [Provincial English]
Tout (tout; tot; Scot. & dial. tot) , intransitive verb
1.
To look narrowly; spy. [Scottish & Dialectal English]
2.
(a) (Horse Racing) 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.
(b)
(Horse Racing) To act as a tout; to tout, or give a tip on, a race horse. [Cant, English; Cant, United States]
Tout , noun
One who secretly watches race horses which are in course of training, to get information about their capabilities, for use in betting. [Cant. English]
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, United States]
3.
One who solicits custom, as a runner for a hotel, cab, gambling place. [Colloquial]
4.
A spy for a smuggler, thief, or the like. [Colloquial]
Tout (tot) , noun
[Probably from French tout all.]
In the game of solo, a proposal to win all eight tricks.
Tout , intransitive verb
[See 3d Toot. ]
To toot a horn.
Tout , transitive verb
(a)
(Horse Racing) To spy out information about, as a racing stable or horse.
(b)
(Horse Racing) To give a tip on (a race horse) to a better with the expectation of sharing in the latter's winnings. [Cant, English; Cant, United States]
Tout , noun
The anus. [Obsolete] — Chaucer