How did "tot" come to mean a measure or ration?
How did tot,. A measure of spirits, especially rum. get that meaning? It seems to have come to mean a specific ration, as in the daily tot of rum given to a sailor in the Royal Navy (well, no longer daily; see Black Tot Day).
Meaning and origin of British/Australian slang word 'tut'
2014年2月20日 · "tot" seems to be slang for a bone, and the OED says it's possibly the origin of "totter", but the OED doesn't give anything else about its etymology (no link to German). A link to "tut" is possible but there's a lack of evidence (if "tut"/"tutter" was an alternative for tot/totter that would be evidence.) –
etymology - Where does the word "totty" come from? - English …
The origins I believe is Ireland. The word "babe" in the US refers to a beautiful or handsome person with sex appeal. It is of course derived from the word "baby," which means infant. Similarly, in the UK, the word "totty" evolved from the word "tot," which means small child.
Translation for Dutch "tot en met": until and including?
2017年4月21日 · In Dutch language we use the expression "tot en met" to signify a quantity between two measures including the last measure. So, for instance, the following: woensdag 22 juni tot en met vrijdag 24 juni... would mean: Wednesday the 22nd of June until and including Friday the 24th of June, whereas: woensdag 22 juni tot vrijdag 24 juni... would mean:
idioms - "Differ to", "differ with" or "differ from" - English …
differ from something to something: The techniques used differ from company to company. to disagree with someone about a subject. differ on/over: Experts differ on the causes of the disease. opinions/views differ: Opinions differ as to the likely winner of the tournament. differ with: Baker also differed with members of Congress over this issue.
How did the letter Z come to be associated with sleeping/snoring?
2011年5月26日 · Edit: Another Wikipedia page:. The big Z. It is a convention in American comics that the sound of a snore can be reduced to a single letter Z.
numbers - What are the correct abbreviations for millions, billions …
I've found answers on the web but also got conflicting answers from financial professionals (coworkers). In metric, you'd use M (mega) for million, G (giga) for billion and T (tera) for trillion.
word choice - What is the name of the symbols "<" and ">"?
2015年6月27日 · The World Wide Web Consortium is the standards organization for HTML, and in their recommendation for HTML 5, they refer specifically to Unicode character 003C: The first character of a start tag must be a "<" (U+003C) character. 003C is generally the character produced from the keyboard (shift + comma on a US keyboard).
What is the etymology of "board" as found in "room and board"?
2011年6月16日 · Board here means a dining table; its use is quite old.. The relevant meaning of board from the OED:. A table used for meals; now, always, a table spread for a repast.
negation - Order of "not" with infinitive - English Language
18. The normal form of a negative infinitive is "not to X", in all contexts. The form "to not X" is grammatical (notwithstanding the generations of people who have moaned about "splitting the infinitive"), but unusual, and would only be used in order to convey a special meaning.