totin'
Hauling something around
Totin' is an informal spelling of *toting*, meaning carrying something, usually something substantial or burdensome: He came in totin' a shotgun.
The dropped g reflects casual speech patterns, especially in Southern American English.
The word often appears in compounds like gun-totin' or Bible-totin', suggesting someone defined by what they habitually carry.
Transporting heavy items
- luggingCarrying with difficulty
- schleppingTediously transporting burdens
- bearingPosture or orientation
- packingPutting items in containers
shouldering · carting · transporting · hefting · dragging · portage · backpacking · load
Very young child
- infantVery young child
- toddlerChild learning to walk
- hip carryInfant held at waist
- slingStrap-based support or launcher
papoose · piggyback · cradling · bouncing · rocking · arms · swaddled · nursery
hauling
Transporting heavy items
- luggingCarrying with difficulty
- schleppingTediously transporting burdens
- bearingPosture or orientation
packing · shouldering · carting · transporting · hefting · dragging · portage · backpacking · load · burden
baby
Very young child
sling · papoose · piggyback · cradling · bouncing · rocking · arms · swaddled · nursery · stroller
country
Sovereign state or territory
- southernToward the sunbelt
- backwoodsRemote, undeveloped rural area
- hillbillyRural mountain dweller stereotype
redneck · pickup truck · moonshine · overalls · farmhand · woodsman · buckets · feed sacks · bales · firewood
gun
Projectile-launching weapon
sidearm · concealed · armed · strapped · weapon · firearm · piece · revolver · shotgun · open carry
totin'setting down
Act of placing down
putting down · dropping · depositing · laying down · unloading
totin'unburdened
Freed from a load
unloaded · empty-handed · lightened · relieved · hands-free