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▸ noun: A person, at a racecourse, who offers supposedly inside information on which horse is likely to win.
▸ noun: (colloquial) An informer in the Irish Republican Army.
▸ noun: (colloquial, archaic) A spy for a smuggler, thief, or similar.
▸ verb: (transitive) To flaunt, to publicize/publicise; to boast or brag; to promote.
▸ verb: (UK, slang, horse-racing, transitive) To spy out information about (a horse, a racing stable, etc.).
▸ verb: (US, slang, horse-racing, transitive) To give a tip on (a racehorse) to a person, with the expectation of sharing in any winnings.
▸ verb: (UK, slang, horse-racing, intransitive) To spy out the movements of racehorses at their trials, or to get by stealth or other improper means the secrets of the stable, for betting purposes.
▸ verb: (US, slang, horse-racing, intransitive) To act as a tout; to give a tip on a racehorse.
▸ verb: (intransitive) To look for, try to obtain; used with for.
▸ verb: (obsolete) To look upon or watch.
▸ noun: (card games) In the game of solo, a proposal to win all eight tricks.
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