单词 | racing tout |
释义 | > as lemmasracing tout 3. (More fully racing tout.) One who surreptitiously watches the trials of race-horses, so as to gain information for betting purposes: = touter n. 2. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > entertainment > pastimes > betting > [noun] > tout or tipster touter1812 prophet1843 tipster1861 tout1864 urger1919 race-reader1926 1864 J. C. Hotten Slang Dict. (new ed.) Tout, in sporting phraseology..signifies an agent in the training districts, on the look-out for information as to the condition and capabilities of those horses entering for a coming race. 1887 W. Black Sabina Zembra I. vi. 80 I..don't object to seeing the touts coming about; it shows they think we have some horses worth watching. < as lemmas |
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