toting

American  

[toh-ting] / ˈtoʊ tɪŋ /

noun

Southern U.S.

1. the practice of taking home food from an employer by a person engaged in domestic service.

2. the food so taken.

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Etymology

Origin of toting

An Americanism dating back to 1855–60; tote ¹ + -ing ¹

Example Sentences

She has donned flak jackets on ICE raids, posed toting a large gun and recorded messages urging immigrants to self-deport.

From The Wall Street Journal

Lily is skipping next to me while Dad and Aunt Melissa trail behind, toting a cooler between them.

From Literature

A little while later, she came back out toting a lantern and a big shoe box.

From Literature

It was on about our fifth stroll past the doorway of the Philadelphia train depot when Mrs. Maroney finally stepped out, accompanied by a porter toting her baggage.

From Literature

They get all kinds, from well-to-do couples toting their toy pooches in the same designer bag as their medications, to criminally neglected unhoused people.

From Salon