dot and carry one
Preserved but no longer current.
Meaning · English
An infant just beginning to toddle; one who limps in walking; a person who has one leg longer than the other.
Era: ca. 1898 (Victorian)
Sources & notes
Reproduced from Brewer’s Dictionary of Phrase and Fable (1898 edition, public domain; archive.org, retrieved 2026-07-31; OCR text, minor errors possible). Reflects the scholarship and attitudes of its era.
Common questions
What does “dot and carry one” mean?
An infant just beginning to toddle; one who limps in walking; a person who has one leg longer than the other.
Is “dot and carry one” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.