TOUTING

Verb

touting

present participle of tout

Noun

touting (plural toutings)

The act of one who touts.

Source: Wiktionary


TOUT

Tout, v. t. Etym: [See 1st Toot.]

1. To act as a tout. See 2d Tout. [Cant. Eng.]

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

Tout, n.

Definition: One who secretly watches race horses which are in course of training, to get information about their capabilities, for use in betting. [Cant. Eng.]

Tout, v. t. Etym: [See 3d Toot. ]

Definition: To toot a horn.

Tout, n

Definition: The anus. [Obs.] Chaucer.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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20 June 2024

INSIGNIFICANTLY

(adverb) not to a significant degree or amount; “our budget will only be insignificantly affected by these new cuts”


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