name
Meaning 1
A surname from Old English.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Standard Lemma guide
tottle
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Pronunciation
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Received-Pronunciation: /ˈtɒt.əl/
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General-American: /ˈtɑ.təl/
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General-American: [ˈthɑɾɫ̩]
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homophone: toddle (flapping)
noun
Meaning 2
A container, generally of plastic, which is not a simple tube and which is kept with its cap down.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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verb
Meaning 3
To walk in a wavering, unsteady manner.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: colloquial, intransitive
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verb
Meaning 4
To add up; to sum to a total.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: archaic, dialectal
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History
Etymology
Perhaps a topographic surname for someone who lived by a hill used as a look-out station, from Old English tot (“look-out”) + hyll (“hill”).
Blend of tube + bottle.
Compare toddle and totter.
From total.