~ 1
■ noun
1》 a very young child.
2》 chiefly Brit. a small drink of spirits.
Origin
C18 (orig. dialect): of unknown origin.
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~ 2
■ verb ( ~s , ~ting , ~ted ) ( ~ something up ) chiefly Brit.
1》 add up numbers or amounts.
2》 accumulate something over time.
Origin
C18: from archaic ~ 'set of figures to be added up', abbrev. of ~al or of L. ~um 'the whole'.
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~ 3
■ verb ( ~s , ~ting , ~ted ) [usu. as noun ~ting ] Brit. informal salvage saleable items from dustbins or rubbish heaps.
Derivatives
~ter noun
Origin
C19: from sl. ~ 'bone', of unknown origin.