Tote

·noun The entire body, or all; as, the whole tote.

II. Tote ·vt To carry or bear; as, to tote a child over a stream;

— a colloquial word of the Southern States, and used ·esp. by negroes.

to tote
To carry. A queer word of unknown origin, much used in the Southern States. It has been--absurdly en...

Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
tote
An abbreviation of total. ♦ To tote. To watch, to spy, or to carry, whence the very singular fish ...

The Sailor's Word-Book
Provision made for the collection of weekly alms for the support of the Chapel of Our Lady near Guildhall founded "pur tote la compaignie du Pui" (ib.).
Henry le Waleis gave to the Confraternity of the Pui (de Podio) 5 marks annual quit rent on all his ...

A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.