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

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

“It seemed pretty heavy, even without clothes in it. Still, if you’re getting picked up by a car service, toting it isn’t as much of an issue.”

From The Wall Street Journal

“It’s shocking to find someone who’s not toting a gun,” said Frame, 61, who teaches mechatronics — a mix of mechanical engineering, electrical engineering and computer science.

From Los Angeles Times

But Isaac is a literature guy, toting around a paperback of Nobel Prize winner José Saramago’s “Blindness” to underscore that neither one of them sees their mismatch clearly.

From Los Angeles Times