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tots
We have found lemma(root) word of tots : tot.
Definitions
[tɒt], (Noun)
Definitions:
- a very young child
(e.g: dancing classes for tiny tots)
- a small amount of a strong alcoholic drink such as whisky or brandy
(e.g: a tot of brandy)
Phrases:
Origin
:
early 18th century (originally dialect): of unknown origin
[tɒt], (Verb)
Definitions:
- add up numbers or amounts
(e.g: she totted up some figures)
Phrases:
Origin
:
mid 18th century: from archaic tot ‘set of figures to be added up’, abbreviation of total or of Latin totum ‘the whole’
[tɒt], (Verb)
Definitions:
- salvage saleable items from dustbins or rubbish heaps
(e.g: there was only a bent figure of a man totting among the refuse)
Phrases:
Origin
:
late 19th century: from slang tot ‘bone’, of unknown origin
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