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n. A display, as of plate, equipage, etc.; that which is displayed. [ Coloq. ] Dickens. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Compar. Stouter superl. Stoutest. ] [ D. stout bold (or OF. estout bold, proud, of Teutonic origin); akin to AS. stolt, G. stolz, and perh. to E. stilt. ] 1. Strong; lusty; vigorous; robust; sinewy; muscular; hence, firm; resolute; dauntless. [ 1913 Webster ]

With hearts stern and stout. Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]

A stouter champion never handled sword. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

He lost the character of a bold, stout, magnanimous man. Clarendon. [ 1913 Webster ]

The lords all stand
To clear their cause, most resolutely stout. Daniel. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Proud; haughty; arrogant; hard. [ Archaic ] [ 1913 Webster ]

Your words have been stout against me. Mal. iii. 13. [ 1913 Webster ]

Commonly . . . they that be rich are lofty and stout. Latimer. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. Firm; tough; materially strong; enduring; as, a stout vessel, stick, string, or cloth. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. Large; bulky; corpulent. [ 1913 Webster ]

Syn. -- Stout, Corpulent, Portly. Corpulent has reference simply to a superabundance or excess of flesh. Portly implies a kind of stoutness or corpulence which gives a dignified or imposing appearance. Stout, in our early writers (as in the English Bible), was used chiefly or wholly in the sense of strong or bold; as, a stout champion; a stout heart; a stout resistance, etc. At a later period it was used for thickset or bulky, and more recently, especially in England, the idea has been carried still further, so that Taylor says in his Synonyms: “The stout man has the proportions of an ox; he is corpulent, fat, and fleshy in relation to his size.” In America, stout is still commonly used in the original sense of strong as, a stout boy; a stout pole. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A strong, dark malt brew having a higher percentage of hops than porter; strong porter; a popular variety sold in the U. S. is Guinness' stout. Swift. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Having a brave heart; courageous. -- Stout"-heart`ed*ness, n. [1913 Webster]

a. Somewhat stout; somewhat corpulent. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. In a stout manner; lustily; boldly; obstinately; as, he stoutly defended himself. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The state or quality of being stout. [ 1913 Webster ]

Syn. -- Strength; bulk; courage; force; valor; lustiness; brawniness; boldness; fortitude; stubbornness. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F., fr. sur over + tout all. ] A man's coat to be worn over his other garments; an overcoat, especially when long, and fitting closely like a body coat. Gay. [ 1913 Webster ]

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 ]

v. i. [ imp. & p. p. Touted; p. pr. & vb. n. Touting. ] 1. To look narrowly; spy. [ Scot. & Dial. Eng. ] [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

2. (Horse Racing) (a) To spy out the movements of race horses at their trials, or to get by stealth or other improper means the secrets of the stable, for betting purposes. [ Cant, Eng. ] (b) To act as a tout; to tout, or give a tip on, a race horse. [ Cant, U. S. ] [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

n. One who secretly watches race horses which are in course of training, to get information about their capabilities, for use in betting. [ Cant. Eng. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

2. One who gives a tip on a race horses for an expected compensation, esp. in hopes of a share in any winnings; -- usually contemptuous. [ Cant, U. S. ] [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

3. One who solicits custom, as a runner for a hotel, cab, gambling place. [ Colloq. ] [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

4. A spy for a smuggler, thief, or the like. [ Colloq. ] [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

n. [ Prob. fr. F. tout all. ] In the game of solo, a proposal to win all eight tricks. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

v. i. [ See 3d Toot. ] To toot a horn. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. (Horse Racing) (a) To spy out information about, as a racing stable or horse. [ Cant, Eng. ] (b) To give a tip on (a race horse) to a better with the expectation of sharing in the latter's winnings. [ Cant, U. S. ] [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

n. The anus. [ Obs. ] Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ F. ] All together; hence, in costume, the fine arts, etc., the general effect of a work as a whole, without regard to the execution of the separate perts. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One who seeks customers, as for an inn, a public conveyance, shops, and the like: hence, an obtrusive candidate for office. [ Colloq. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

The prey of ring droppers, . . . duffers, touters, or any of those bloodless sharpers who are, perhaps, better known to the police. Dickens. [ 1913 Webster ]