Etymology

tottle

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Today it means: To walk in a wavering, unsteady manner. Full definition →

Old English tot
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tottle · verb1

Compare toddle and totter.

tottle · verb2

From total.

tottle · noun3

Blend of tube + bottle.

Tottle · proper noun4

  1. Old English · derived fromtot“look-out”
  2. English todayTottle

Perhaps a topographic surname for someone who lived by a hill used as a look-out station, from Old English tot (“look-out”) + hyll (“hill”).

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