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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  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.
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     2. To peep; to look narrowly. [Obs.] --Latimer.
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              For birds in bushes tooting.          --Spenser.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Tout \Tout\ (t[=oo]t), v. i. [See 1st Toot.]
     1. To act as a tout. See 2d Tout. [Cant. Eng.]
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     2. To ply or seek for customers. [Prov. Eng.]
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Tout \Tout\ (tout; t[=oo]t; Scot. & dial. t[=oo]t), v. i. [imp.
     & p. p. Touted; p. pr. & vb. n. Touting.]
     1. To look narrowly; spy. [Scot. & Dial. Eng.]
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     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.]
            [Webster 1913 Suppl.]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  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.]
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     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.]
        [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
  
     3. One who solicits custom, as a runner for a hotel, cab,
        gambling place. [Colloq.]
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     4. A spy for a smuggler, thief, or the like. [Colloq.]
        [Webster 1913 Suppl.]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Tout \Tout\ (t[=oo]t), n. [Prob. fr. F. tout all.]
     In the game of solo, a proposal to win all eight tricks.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Tout \Tout\, v. i. [See 3d Toot. ]
     To toot a horn.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  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.]
         [Webster 1913 Suppl.]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Tout \Tout\, n.
     The anus. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
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