tally vs tot

tally

verb
  • To count something. 

  • To make things correspond or agree with each other. 

  • To mathematically calculate a numeric result. 

  • To keep score. 

  • To correspond or agree. 

  • To record something by making marks. 

  • To check off, as parcels of freight going inboard or outboard. 

intj
  • Target sighted. 

noun
  • A ribbon on a sailor's cap bearing the name of the ship or the (part of) the navy to which they belong. 

  • A tally shop. 

  • A notch, mark, or score made on or in a tally; as, to make or earn a score or tally in a game. 

  • One thing made to suit another; a match; a mate. 

  • Any account or score kept by notches or marks, whether on wood or paper, or in a book, especially one kept in duplicate. 

  • One of two books, sheets of paper, etc., on which corresponding accounts were kept. 

tot

verb
  • To sum or total. 

  • To mark (a debt) with the word tot (Latin for "so much"), indicating that it was good or collectible for the amount specified. 

noun
  • A small child. 

  • A small cup, usually made of tin. 

  • A measure of spirits, especially rum. 

  • A total, an addition of a long column of figures. 

How often have the words tally and tot occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )