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Pronunciation: /tɒt/

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Definition of tot

verb (tots, totting, totted)

[no object] (usually as noun totting) British informal
  • salvage saleable items from dustbins or rubbish heaps: local authorities frown on totting and many ban it outright

Origin:

late 19th century: from slang tot 'bone', of unknown origin

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