tottle
/ˈtɑ.təl/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.11 in modern English
6
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
4
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A container, generally of plastic, which is not a simple tube and which is kept with its cap down.
name
A surname from Old English.
Example Sentences
- "I should not, however, so much mind if this folly [of giving children poetic names] were comprised in that domain of cold gentility, to which affectation usually confines itself. One does not regard seeing Miss Arabella seated at the piano, or her little sister Leonora tottling across the carpet to show her new pink shoes. That is in the usual course of events."
- "It may be that the days o' fine follow ane anither fast; or that the foul times linger likewise. But in the end, the figures of fine and foul tottle up, in accord wi' their ordered sum."
Etymology
Origin
- Source language: Old English
Word Breakdown
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈtɑ.təl/
- British English: /ˈtɒt.əl/