Carryall
I think it could be either:
(Other definitions for rote that I've seen before include "Repetition from memory" , "By . . . . - from memory without thought" , "performance based solely on routine" , "Repetition of something to be learned" , "Mechanical repetition (as a means of learning)" .)
'carryall' is the definition.
(I know that carryall can be written as tote)
This is all the clue.
(Other definitions for tote that I've seen before include "Drag; betting system" , "holdall" , "Carry (a gun)" , "system that could be for the better" , "convey" .)