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51tout — 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. [1913 Webster] 2. To peep; to look narrowly. [Obs.] Latimer. [1913 Webster] For birds in bushes… …
52tout — I. verb Etymology: Middle English tuten to protrude, peer; probably akin to Old English tōtian to stick out, Norwegian tyte Date: circa 1700 transitive verb 1. to spy on ; watch 2. a. British to spy out information about (as a r …
53tout — /towt/, Informal. v.i. 1. to solicit business, employment, votes, or the like, importunately. 2. Horse Racing. to act as a tout. v.t. 3. to solicit support for importunately. 4. to describe or advertise boastfully; publicize or promote; praise… …
54Tout — This unusual and interesting name is of early medieval English origin, and can be either a topographical or a nickname surname. If topographical, which is the more likely source for the majority of the modern surnames, the name denotes residence… …
55Tout — 1. racecourse tipster; an urger; specifically one who tips many different horses in a race to different people in the hope of receiving a gratuity from one of the winning punters; 2. person who watches and times practising racehorses in order to… …
56tout — Australian Slang 1. racecourse tipster; an urger; specifically one who tips many different horses in a race to different people in the hope of receiving a gratuity from one of the winning punters; 2. person who watches and times practising… …
57tout — [14] The etymological notion underlying tout is of ‘sticking out, projecting’. It goes back ultimately to the prehistoric Germanic base *tūt ‘project’, whose other descendants include Dutch tuit ‘spout’. It is assumed to have produced an Old… …
58tout — фр. [ту] весь, всё ◊ toute la force [тут ля форс] со всей силой tout l archet [ту л яршэ/] (играть) всем смычком …
59tout — Irish a police informer The derivation is from the tipster who covertly observes racehorses in training. Terrorist jargon: ... if there s a tout on the mountain and he s dead you won t find tears on me. (Seymour, 1992) …
60tout — [taʊt] verb 1》 attempt to sell (something), typically by a direct or persistent approach. ↘Brit. sell (a ticket) for a popular event at a price higher than the official one. 2》 attempt to persuade people of the merits of. 3》 N. Amer. offer… …
