单词 | to tote fair |
释义 | > as lemmasto tote fair 1. transitive. To carry as a burden or load; to transport, esp. supplies to, or timber, etc. from, a logging-camp or the like. Also, to wear or carry regularly as part of one's equipment; to take (a person) with one; to tote fair, to carry one's fair share; figurative to act or deal fairly or honestly.For catena of quots. see Mr. A. Matthews in Notes & Queries 10th Ser. II. 161, and Thornton Amer. Gloss. s.v. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > transference > [verb (transitive)] > convey or transport > carry carryc1400 fure1487 port1566 porter1609 tote1677 hug1788 to carry me (also you, it, etc.) (and) go1837 pack1846 hump1853 society > travel > transport > transport or conveyance by carrying > transport or convey by carrying [verb (transitive)] > convey by carrying (of person) carryc1400 to take up1576 tote1677 porter1791 society > travel > transport > transport or conveyance by carrying > transport or convey by carrying [verb (transitive)] > convey by carrying (of person) > as part of one's equipment to carry about1496 tote1823 pack1846 society > society and the community > social relations > association, fellowship, or companionship > a companion or associate > accompany or associate with [verb (transitive)] seeOE to bear (a person) company (also fellowship, etc.)c1225 mella1300 fellowshipa1382 companya1400 accompany1461 to keep company (with)1502 encompanya1513 to keep (a person) company1517 to take repast1517 assist1553 to take up with1570 rempare1581 to go along with1588 amate1590 bear1590 to fall in1593 consort1598 second1600 to walk (also travel) in the way with1611 comitate1632 associate1644 enhaunt1658 join1713 assort1823 sit1828 companionize1870 to take tea with1888 to knock about with1915 tote1977 fere- 1677 Grievances of Glouc. Co., Va. (Col. Office Rec., P.R.O. 5/1371) 326 They [Governor's out-guard] were by Beverly comanded to goe to work, fall trees and mawle and toat rails, which many..refusing to doe, he presently disarm'd them. 1769 Boston Gaz. 7 Aug. 3/2 The next Morning he was toated on board the Rippon, in a Canoe..or some other small boat. 1781 J. Witherspoon Wks. (1802) IV. 470 Tot is used for carry, in some of the southern states. 1803 J. Davis Trav. U.S.A. 389 I..cart all the wood, tote the wheat to the mill. Note, Tote is the American for to carry. 1807 W. Irving Life & Lett. (1864) I. 189 At Baltimore I made a stay of two days, during which I was toted about town. 1809 Monthly Anthology VII. 264 Tote is marked by Mr. Webster ‘Virg.’ But we believe it a native vulgarism of Massachusetts. 1812 J. J. Henry Accurate Acct. Campaign against Quebec 38 (Arnold's Exped. 1775) We slided glibly along, over passages where a few days previously, we had toted our canoes. 1823 J. A. Quitman in J. F. H. Claiborne Life Quitman (1860) I. 85 The belles..‘tote’ their fans with the air of Spanish señoritas. 1828 J. Hall in Western Souvenir for 1829 269 This is a poor shooting-iron..it might do for young men to ‘tote’ in a settlement, but it is of no use in the woods. 1852 H. B. Stowe Uncle Tom's Cabin I. vii. 84 Is that ar man going to tote them bar'ls over to-night? 1866 C. H. Smith Bill Arp, so Called 147 I don't think you tote fair. 1883 A. Forbes in Contemp. Rev. Oct. 605 His lordship and the lady had toted the trunk on to a cart. 1892 R. Kipling Barrack-room Ballads 117 The Government Bullock Train toted its load. 1896 Cycl. Rev. Current Hist. (U.S.) 6 865 The trust maintained a regular force of inspectors to keep all the members of the pool ‘toting fair’. 1909 R. Parrish My Lady of South viii. 95 Thar warn't many Danielses left able ter tote a gun. 1909 H. G. Wells Tono-Bungay (U.K. ed.) ii. iii. 194 The old merchant used to tote about commodities. 1952 C. Day Lewis tr. Virgil Aeneid iv. 89 One who, men say, totes round his home-gods Everywhere. 1975 Nation 20 Dec. 659/1 Others wear official-looking uniforms and tote service revolvers. 1977 C. McCullough Thorn Birds vi. 110 He toted the infants with easy familiarity. 1979 Chatelaine (Canada) Jan. 24/3 I toted a canvas bag over one shoulder. 1983 E. Reveley In Good Faith iii. 59 They still tote the two original evangelists around with them but I think that's mostly so's they can keep getting money from the mother church. < as lemmas |
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