Emily Dickinson Lexicon

TOOT, v.i. [Sax. totian, to shoot, to project; D. toeten, to blow the horn; toet-horn, a bugle-horn; G. düten; Sw. tiuta. This word corresponds in elements with Gr. τιθημι, and W. dodi, to put, set, lay, give; L. do, dedi. The Saxon expresses the primary sense.]

1. To stand out or be prominent. [Not in use.] Howell.
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. Howell.
3. To peep; to look narrowly. [Not in use, and probably a mistaken interpretation.] Spenser.