tout

Meanings

Noun

Verb

  • To flaunt, to publicize/publicise; to boast or brag; to promote.
  • To look upon or watch.
  • To spy out information about (a horse, a racing stable, etc.).
  • To give a tip on (a racehorse) to a person, with the expectation of sharing in any winnings.
  • 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.
  • To act as a tout; to give a tip on a racehorse.
  • To look for, try to obtain; used with for.

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Origin

  • From a dialectal form of toot, itself from Middle English toten, totien, from Old English tōtian. Merged with Middle English touten, from Old English *tūtian, related to Old English tȳtan. Compare Icelandic túta, tútna.
  • Probably from French tout ("all").

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