[tote] vt tot.ed ; tot.ing [perh. fr. an English-based creole; akin to Gullah & Krio tot to carry] (1677) 1: to carry by hand: bear on the person: lug, pack
2: haul, convey -- tot.er n
[2]tote n (ca. 1772) 1: burden, load
2: tote bag [3]tote vt tot.ed ; tot.ing [E dial. tote, n., total] (1888): add, total--usu. used with up "toted up his accomplishments --G. P. Morrill" [4]tote n [short for totalizator] (1891): pari-mutuel
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