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Definition tout

Etymology 1

From a dialectal form of toot (“to stick out; project; peer out; peep”), itself from Middle English toten, from Old English t?tian (“to peep out; look; pry; spectate”).

Noun

tout (plural touts)

1. Someone advertising for customers in an aggressive way.
2. A person, at a racecourse, who offers supposedly inside information on which horse is likely to win.
3. (colloquial, archaic) A spy for a smuggler, thief, or similar.

Verb

tout (third-person singular simple present touts, present participle touting, simple past and past participle touted)

1. (transitive) To flaunt, to publicize/publicise; to boast or brag; to promote.
2. (obsolete) To look upon or watch.
3. (Britain, slang, horse-racing, transitive) To spy out information about (a horse, a racing stable, etc.).
4. (US, slang, horse-racing, transitive) To give a tip on (a racehorse) to a person, with the expectation of sharing in any winnings.
5. (Britain, slang, horse-racing, intransitive) To spy out the movements of racehorses at their trials, or to get by stealth or other improper means the secrets of the stable, for betting purposes.
6. (US, slang, horse-racing, intransitive) To act as a tout; to give a tip on a racehorse.
7. (intransitive) To look for, try to obtain; used with for.

Etymology 2

Probably from French tout (“all”).

Noun

tout

1. (card games) In the game of solo, a proposal to win all eight tricks.

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