See Also: tout(3)(dictionary)
tout(5)(dictionary)
tout(4)(dictionary)
tout(2)(dictionary)
tout(1)(dictionary)
en tout cas(dictionary)
du tout(dictionary)
PER MY ET PER TOUT(law)
Tout(money)
Tout(finance)

tout(4) (iou)



tout verb1.
[Old English ttan from Germanic base repr. also in Middle Low German tute horn, funnel (Low German tut(e) spout), Middle Dutch tute (Dutch tuit spout, nozzle), Old Norse tuta nipple, teat. Cf. TOOT verb1.]
verb intrans.
a. Peep, peer, look out; gaze. OE-L17.
b. Keep watch; be on the lookout. slang. L17-E18.
verb trans.
a. Watch, spy on. slang. L17.
b. Spy on the movements and condition of (a racehorse in training) with a view to using the information for betting purposes. E19.
a. verb intrans. Act as a tout or person soliciting custom; (foll. by for) solicit custom, employment, etc., pester customers; (chiefly US & Austral.) canvass for votes. M18.
R. Macaulay A guide stood..touting, calling out to..people. W. Golding Trams which went up and down..touting for custom.
b. verb trans. Solicit the custom etc. of (a person); solicit custom for (a thing), try to sell; gen. recommend, advocate, extol. E20.
A. Tan I was touted as the Great American Hope. Japan Times The..researcher..touted Retin-A as a wrinkle reducer.