tote board
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of tote board
First recorded in 1945–50
Example Sentences
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Going way over the 45-second limit, she promised to pay the difference on the tote board.
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
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
He also found Pimlico’s hand-timed figure uncredible, noting that “it was timed from the top of the tote board, a terrible vantage point.”
From New York Times ● Jun. 21, 2012
Seabiscuit’s number went dark on the tote board.
From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand
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