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What's The Definition Of Tot?

\Tot\, n. [L.] Lit., so much; -- a term used in the English exchequer to indicate that a debt was good or collectible for the amount specified, and often written opposite the item.
\Tot\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Totted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Totting}.] 1. To mark with the word ``tot''; as, a totted debt. See {Tot}, n. 2. [Cf. {Total}.] To add; to count; to make up the sum of; to total; -- often with up. [Colloq., Eng.] The last two tot up the bill. --Thackeray.
\Tot\, n. [Cf. {Toddle}, {Tottle}, {Totter}.] 1. Anything small; -- frequently applied as a term of endearment to a little child. 2. A drinking cup of small size, holding about half a pint. [Prov.Eng.] --Halliwell. 3. A foolish fellow. [Prov. Eng.] --Halliwell.