toteless

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adjective

Without a tote or totes (in any sense).

Scrabble 8

Meanings

adjectivetoteless (not comparable)
  1. not comparablerareWithout a tote or totes (in any sense).

    The #22 and #24 (toteless) smoothing planes are nice, as are the #35 and #36 (toted) smoothing planes. These are readily obtainable.

    2001 January 3, “Peter”, “Re: Old Planes?”, in rec.woodworking (Usenet)
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    Steve mentioned that most of his scrub orders are toteless (traditional I guess you'd say). In purchasing the Jack I had always assumed I'd get it with the tote because I do like the additional control it gives me with the scrub when I'm planing around grain that's changing direction (knots and such) to avoid massive tearout you can get with a scrub.

    2004 February 11, “Mike in Idaho”, “Knight-Toolworks plane question”, in rec.woodworking (Usenet)

Origin

  1. Englishtote
  2. Proto-Indo-European*lewh₁-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*lewHs-
  4. Proto-Germanic*leusaną
  5. Proto-Germanic*lausaz
  6. Englishtoteless

From tote + -less.

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APA

toteless. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/toteless

MLA

“toteless.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/toteless. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “toteless,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/toteless.

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