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toat

/təʊt/

toat is the alternative spelling of tote.

Meaning of tote

Verb (1)

tote (third-person singular simple present totes, present participle toting, simple past and past participle toted)

  1. (Southern US) To carry or bear.
    • "Well, old man!" said Aunt Chloe. "why don't you go, too? Will you wait to be toted down river, where they kill niggers with hard work and starving?1851 June – 1852 April, Harriet Beecher Stowe, chapter V, in Uncle Tom’s Cabin; or, Life among the Lowly, volume I, Boston, Mass.: John P[unchard] Jewett & Company; Cleveland, Oh.: Jewett, Proctor &...

Verb (2)

tote (third-person singular simple present totes, present participle toting, simple past and past participle toted)

  1. To add up; to calculate a total.
    Synonyms:
    tote up

See all 8 meanings of tote

Noun

toat (plural toats)

  1. The handle of a joiner's plane.

Forms of toat

Verb
third-person singular presenttoats
present participletoating
past participletoated
pasttoated
Noun
pluraltoats

Questions about toat

What does toat mean?
Toat means the handle of a joiner's plane.
What is toat the alternative spelling of?
Toat is the alternative spelling of tote.
What part of speech is toat?
Toat is a noun.
How do you pronounce toat?
Toat is pronounced /təʊt/.
What is the plural of toat?
The plural of toat is toats.

Words near toat in the dictionary

  1. toastracks
  2. toasts
  3. toasts of the town
  4. toasts up
  5. toasty
  6. toat
  7. toated
  8. toating
  9. toatoa
  10. toats
  11. toaty

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