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/toh"ting/, n. Southern U.S.1. the practice of taking home food from an employer by a person engaged in domestic service.2. the food so taken.[1855-60, Amer.; TOTE1 + -ING1]
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Toting — 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; to tote a gun on one s hip; a colloquial word originating in the Southern States, and used… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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gun toting — noun ( s) Etymology: toting from gerund of tote : the carrying and use of a gun usually for criminal purposes stiffer punishment for gun toting W.T.Brannon … Useful english dictionary
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