toot

Founding-era definition · Webster's 1828 American Dictionary

TOOT, verb intransitive [Latin do, dedi.] 1. To stand out or be prominent. [Not in use.] 2. To make a particular noise with the tongue articulating with the root of the upper teeth, at the beginning and end of the sound; also, to sound a horn in a particular manner. This writer should wear a tooting horn. 3. To peep; to look narrowly. [Not in use, and probably a mistaken interpretation.] TOOT, verb transitive To sound; as, to toot the horn.
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