For a second I was either baffled or perplexed thinking you were referencing either one Mr. Redding or the elevators upon which that Mr. Redding used to, occasionally, rise & fall. But nope. Took me a second. What you need defined is not otis but onus, as in
Put the onus [on something].
The word onus means, more or less, burden of responsibility or blame. So when one puts the onus on someone one is forcing the blame onto that individual.
The Greek origin of the name Otis means "One who hears well." "Wealth and fortune" is the German meaning of Otis.
A genus of birds including the bustards.
Otis is 29 years old
Back at the Barnyard - 2007 Club Otis is rated/received certificates of: Australia:G
Back at the Barnyard - 2007 Otis' Mom was released on: USA: 24 May 2008
He (and Inga) said 'Put the candle back', meaning back in the candle holder.
Elijah Otis invented elevator safety. Back then the elevators would brake down and fall to the ground, which caused the people to die. Otis invented a back up so if the elevator broke down you were safe.
Chris Hardwick does Otis' voice on the Back at the Barnyard TV series. In the original film and in the video game, Kevin James was the voice of Otis.
Back at the Barnyard - 2007 Club Otis The Chronicles of Barnia is rated/received certificates of: Australia:G
they put her there, after they caught her in the swamp
Back at the Barnyard - 2007 Club Otis The Chronicles of Barnia was released on: USA: 7 June 2008
Back at the Barnyard - 2007 Little Otis 2-11 was released on: USA: 1 July 2009