vi. 招徕顾客, 兜售物品

vt. 招徕, 刺探...情报

n. 兜售者, 侦查者

Tout \Tout\ (t[=oo]t), v. i. [See 1st {Toot}.]
1. To act as a tout. See 2d {Tout}. [Cant. Eng.]

2. To ply or seek for customers. [Prov. Eng.]


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.]
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]

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.]


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.]

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.]
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]

4. A spy for a smuggler, thief, or the like. [Colloq.]
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]


Tout \Tout\ (t[=oo]t), n. [Prob. fr. F. tout all.]
In the game of solo, a proposal to win all eight tricks.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]


Tout \Tout\, v. i. [See 3d {Toot}. ]
To toot a horn.


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.]


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

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.

2. To peep; to look narrowly. [Obs.] --Latimer.

For birds in bushes tooting. --Spenser.