tote board
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of tote board
First recorded in 1945–50
Example Sentences
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A tote board promised a charitable contribution to the Boys & Girls Clubs of America based on the winners’ ability to keep their acceptance speeches short.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 15, 2025
It was like the late Jerry Lewis going to the tote board at his annual Muscular Dystrophy Labor Day telethon.
From Washington Times • Aug. 31, 2017
Premature obituaries were penned by writers who cherished Hialeah as a paradise with a tote board, one of the loveliest places on the planet to lose money.
From New York Times • Feb. 22, 2014
It is no longer called a telethon, but simply an “entertainment special,” and there will be no tote board tallying the donations.
From Time • Aug. 16, 2012
The final race time lit up the tote board.
From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand
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