Hypertext Webster Gateway: "tote"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Tote \Tote\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Toted}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Toting}.] [Said to be of African origin.]
To carry or bear; as, to tote a child over a stream; -- a
colloquial word of the Southern States, and used esp. by
negroes.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Tote \Tote\, n. [L. totum, fr. totus all, whole.]
The entire body, or all; as, the whole tote. [Colloq.]
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
tote
n : a capacious bag or basket [syn: {carryall}, {holdall}, {tote
bag}]
v : carry with difficulty; "You'll have to lug this suitcase"
[syn: {lug}, {tug}]
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