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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.
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noun
4.
the act or course of toting.
5.
something that is toted.
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tote bag.

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Origin:
1670–80, Americanism; origin uncertain

Related forms
tot·a·ble, tote·a·ble, adjective
tot·er, noun
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tote (təʊt)
 
—vb
1.  (tr) to carry, convey, or drag
 
—n
2.  the act of or an instance of toting
3.  something toted
 
[C17: of obscure origin]
 
'toter
 
—n

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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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tote definition


  1. n.
    someone who abstains from alcohol. (From total abstainer.) : I'm not a tote, but I do have a limit—rather low by your standards. , Have a drink, or are you still a tote?
  2. n.
    a small portion of cannabis. (Drugs.) : The cops found a tote when they tossed Bart, but that was all.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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