ppl. a. Obs. [pr. pple. of tote, earlier form of TOOT v.1; see also tooting under the verb.] Protruding, projecting, sticking out.
c. 1645. Howell, Lett. (1650), I. III. xxxi. 91. Though perhaps he had never a shirt to his back, yet would he have a toting huge swelling ruff about his neck. Ibid. (1655), IV. vii. 19. A poor shallow-brain’d puppy, who … would have men to have a priviledg to change their Wives,… deserves of all other to wear a toting horn.
1648–60. Hexham, Geneust, Nosed, or he that hath a great Nose, or a toting Nose.
1650. Howell, Giraffi’s Rev. Naples, I. 87. With a toting plume of feathers in his hat all white.
1676. Wiseman, Chirurg. Treat., I. xxvi. 141. Rendring the Visage fiery, and in progress of time make those toting Copper-noses, as we generally express them.
