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(to go about in search of buyers, jobs, support, votes etc: The taxi-driver drove around touting for custom.) fallby, prøve å selgeIsubst. \/taʊt\/1) (britisk, også ticket tout) billetthai (person som selger billetter svart)2) kundekaprer, kundehai, agent3) ( hestesport) stallspion4) (amer.) tipser, person som selger stalltips, bookmakerassistent5) utkikk, vakt6) (irsk, skotsk, hverdagslig) angiveron the tout for på utkikk etterIIverb \/taʊt\/1) forsøke å kapre kunder til2) by ut, forsøke å prakke på folk3) selge svart4) ( hestesport) skaffe stalltips (ved spionasje)5) overvåke6) (amer.) tipse om, selge stalltips om7) fallby påtrengende, skrike, utbasuneretout for fiske etter, forsøke å kapre, forsøke å skaffe
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Tout — (t[=oo]t), v. i. [See 1st {Toot}.] 1. To act as a tout. See 2d {Tout}. [Cant. Eng.] [1913 Webster] 2. To ply or seek for customers. [Prov. Eng.] [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Tout — 1. racecourse tipster; an urger; specifically one who tips many different horses in a race to different people in the hope of receiving a gratuity from one of the winning punters; 2. person who watches and times practising racehorses in order to… … Dictionary of Australian slang
tout — Australian Slang 1. racecourse tipster; an urger; specifically one who tips many different horses in a race to different people in the hope of receiving a gratuity from one of the winning punters; 2. person who watches and times practising… … English dialects glossary
tout — tout1 [taut] v [Date: 1700 1800; Origin: tout to look secretly, watch (14 19 centuries), perhaps from an unrecorded Old English tutian] 1.) [T] to praise something or someone in order to persuade people that they are important or worth a lot ▪… … Dictionary of contemporary English
tout — 1 verb 1 (T) to praise something or someone in order to persuade people that they are important or worth a lot: the much touted delights of England in the spring | be touted as sth: Bates was widely touted as the next Olympic star. 2 (I, T)… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
tout — /taυt/ noun a person who sells tickets (to games or shows) for more than the price printed on them ■ verb ♦ to tout for custom to try to attract customers … Dictionary of banking and finance
tout — 1. noun /taʊt/ Someone advertising for customers in an aggressive way. Syn: barker, pitchman, spruiker 2. verb /taʊt/ To flaunt, to publicize/publicise; … Wiktionary
tout — tout1 [tout] vi. [ME toten < OE totian, to peep, look out after] 1. to solicit customers, patrons, votes, etc. 2. a) esp. in England, to spy on racehorses in training, etc. in order to secure tips for betting b) to provide betting tips on… … English World dictionary
tout — 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 … Useful english dictionary
Palais Royale — is a dance hall at the foot of Roncesvalles Avenue in Toronto, Ontario Canada on Lake Ontario. Originally built as a boat works, it became notable as a night club in the now defunct Sunnyside Amusement Park, hosting many prominent big band jazz… … Wikipedia
touter — noun someone who advertises for customers in an especially brazen way • Syn: ↑tout • Derivationally related forms: ↑tout, ↑tout (for: ↑tout) • Hypernyms: ↑advertiser, ↑ … Useful english dictionary