单词 | totting |
释义 | † tottingn.1 Obsolete. The action or process of tot v.1 ΚΠ 1620 J. Wilkinson Treat. Statutes conc. Coroners & Sherifes (new ed.) 75 An ignorant Undersherif may both undoe his high Sherife and himselfe, both in this world and in the world to come by totting and nichiling. 1785 MS. Dean's Bk. Canterb. Cathedr. lf. 129 Agreed that the process called Totting, in the Exchequer, for a share of the Post Fines, attended with great expence, and little or no advantage, be in future discontinued. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1913; most recently modified version published online June 2018). tottingn.2 colloquial. The action or process of tot v.2; adding together or up, totalling. Frequently with up. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > number > arithmetic or algebraic operations > [noun] > summing or addition addition?c1425 conference1610 casting1743 tot1755 summation1781 totting1823 totalization1888 1823 Monthly Mag. 55 237 All the items were tenaciously preserved in the toting up. 1863 C. C. Clarke Shakespeare-characters vi. 152 The very ‘totting up’ of his qualifications creates a ‘real presence’ of the man. 1865 Standard 31 July The totting [of the votes] was not concluded by Mr. Dames until half-past two. 1963 Guardian 2 May 5/1 The ‘totting up’ procedure is a new principle, and Mr Marples explained that its sole purpose was to make anyone who had two endorsements in two years drive extra carefully. 1976 Deeside Advertiser 9 Dec. 24/1 Hamilton had been disqualified by Chester City Magistrates in October for six months under the totting up procedure because of previous endorsements of his licence. 1978 R. Mark Office of Constable xxii. 273 ‘Totting up’..is the arrangement under the 1972 Road Traffic Act authorizing the endorsement of a driving licence after conviction for any one of a number of offences. The endorsement lasts three years and two further endorsements during that period mean mandatory disqualification from driving for a minimum of six months. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1913; most recently modified version published online June 2019). tottingn.3 slang. Dust-heap picking. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > cleanness and dirtiness > clearing of refuse matter > refuse disposal > [noun] > rag-collecting or dust-heap picking rag-picking1782 totting1910 tatting1926 1910 London City Mission Mag. May 85/2 When all else fails, and one can stoop so low, a day's totting is bound to yield the cost of a night's lodging. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1913; most recently modified version published online June 2019). < n.11620n.21823n.31910 |
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