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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.
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Toted
is always a great word to know.
So is slumgullion. Does it mean:
| a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal. |
| a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc. |
Origin:
1670–80, Americanism; origin uncertain
1670–80, Americanism; origin uncertain
Related forms
tot·a·ble, tote·a·ble, adjective
tot·er, noun
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verb (used with object), tot·ed, tot·ing.
Informal. to add up; total.
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tote
"to carry," 1677, of unknown origin; originally attested in Virginia, but OED discounts the popular theory of its origin in a W.African language (cf. Kikongo tota "pick up," Kimbundu tuta "carry, load," related to Swahili tuta "pile up, carry"). Tote bag is first recorded 1900.
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Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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