/ tɒt; NAmE tɑːt/ noun , verb
■ noun
1.
( informal ) a very young child
2.
( especially BrE ) a small amount of a strong alcoholic drink in a glass
■ verb
( -tt- )
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PHRASAL VERBS
- tot sth up
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WORD ORIGIN
noun early 18th cent. (originally dialect): of unknown origin.
verb mid 18th cent.: from archaic tot set of figures to be added up , abbreviation of total or of Latin totum the whole.