Originally published 1905-08-05

(I don’t 100% get this one tbh)

  • @thesporkeffect
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    44 months ago

    Interesting use of the word ‘tout’, I see it used as a verb but not how Ev used it

    • @[email protected]
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      44 months ago

      Looks like there’s a generic sense of “Someone advertising for customers in an aggressive way.”, but even more relevant here it can mean “A person, at a racecourse, who offers supposedly inside information on which horse is likely to win.”

      • @topherclay
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        44 months ago

        Looks like that horse racing use was also interestingly closer to the original use of the word. Fun that it was a thieves’ cant as well.