Толковый словарь английского языка - tout
Tout
tout
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 to spy on ; watch , 2. to spy out information about (as a racing stable or horse), to give a tip or solicit bets on (a racehorse), to solicit, peddle, or persuade importunately , to make much of ; promote , talk up , intransitive verb to solicit patronage, 2. to spy on racehorses in training to gain information for betting, to give a tip or solicit bets on a racehorse, II. noun Date: 1853 one who ~s: as, one who solicits patronage, one who spies out racing information for betting purposes, one who gives tips or solicits bets on a racehorse
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v. & n. --v. 1 intr. (usu. foll. by for) solicit custom persistently; pester customers (touting for business). 2 tr. solicit the custom of (a person) or for (a thing). 3 intr. a Brit. spy out the movements and condition of racehorses in training. b US offer racing tips for a share of the resulting profit. --n. a person employed in touting. Derivatives touter n. Etymology: ME tute look out = ME (now dial.) toot (OE totian) f. Gmc ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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