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tote

1[toht] ,verb, tot⋅ed, tot⋅ing, noun
–verb (used with object)
1. to carry, as on one's back or in one's arms: to tote a bundle.
2. to carry on one's person: to tote a gun.
3. to transport or convey, as on a vehicle or boat.
–noun
4. the act or course of toting.
5. something that is toted.
6. tote bag.

Origin:
1670–80, Americanism; orig. uncert.


tot⋅a⋅ble, tote⋅a⋅ble, adjective
toter, noun
tote 1   (tōt)   
tr.v.   tot·ed, tot·ing, totes Informal
  1. To haul; lug.
  2. To have on one's person; pack: toting guns.
n.  
  1. Informal A load; a burden.
  2. A tote bag.

[Perhaps (via Black West African English) of Bantu origin; akin to Kongo -tota, to pick up, and Swahili -tuta, to pile up, carry.]
tot'a·ble adj., tot'er n.

Toter

Tot"er\, n. [See Tote to carry.] (Zo["o]l.) The stone roller. See Stone roller (a), under Stone.
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