Lotted vs Totted - What's the difference?
lotted | totted |
(tot)
A small child.
A measure of spirits, especially rum.
* 1897: Mary H. Kingsley, Travels in West Africa
* 1916: Siegfried Sassoon, The Working Party
(UK, dialect, dated) A foolish fellow.
To sum or total.
As verbs the difference between lotted and totted
is that lotted is (lot) while totted is (tot).As an adjective lotted
is apportioned or decided by lot; allotted.totted
English
Verb
(head)tot
English
Etymology 1
Noun
(en noun)- He learned to run when he was just a tot .
- Then I give them a tot of rum apiece, as they sit huddled in their blankets.
- And tot of rum to send him warm to sleep.
- (Halliwell)
