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totter
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[ˈtɒtə], (Verb)
Definitions:
- move in a feeble or unsteady way
(e.g: a hunched figure was tottering down the path)
- (of a structure) shake or sway as if about to collapse
(e.g: the building began to totter and then the roof gave way)
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Origin
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Middle English: from Middle Dutch touteren ‘to swing’ (the original sense in English)
[ˈtɒtə], (Noun)
Definitions:
- a feeble or unsteady gait
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Origin
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Middle English: from Middle Dutch touteren ‘to swing’ (the original sense in English)
[ˈtɒtə], (Noun)
Definitions:
- a person who makes a living by salvaging saleable items from dustbins or rubbish heaps
(e.g: Coney Street in York was a totter's paradise on Tuesday morning)
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Origin
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late 19th century: from tot
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