I. tot 1 /tɒt $ tɑːt/ BrE AmE noun [countable]
[ Date: 1700-1800 ; Origin: Origin unknown ]
1 . informal a very small child
2 . especially British English a small amount of a strong alcoholic drink
tot of
a tot of rum
II. tot 2 BrE AmE verb ( past tense and past participle totted , present participle totting ) British English
[ Date: 1700-1800 ; Origin: total ]
tot something ↔ up phrasal verb
informal to add together numbers or amounts of money in order to find the total SYN total up :
The waiter quickly totted up the bill.