Originally published 1905-08-05
(I don't 100% get this one tbh)
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Interesting use of the word 'tout', I see it used as a verb but not how Ev used it
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."
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.