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toteless en · ADJ

Etymology

Etymology tree English tote Proto-Indo-European *lewh₁- Proto-Indo-European *lewHs-der. Proto-Germanic *leusaną Proto-Germanic *lausaz Proto-Germanic *-lausaz Proto-West Germanic *-laus Old English -lēas Middle English -les English -less English toteless From tote + -less.

Meanings

  1. (not-comparable, rare) Without a tote or totes (in any sense).
    • 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):
    • 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):