About The Word Teetotum

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Teetotum

Teetotum Meaning & Definition
Teetotum Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Teetotum?

[n] a conical child's plaything tapering to a steel point on which it can be made to spin; "he got a bright red top and string for his birthday"

Synonyms | Synonyms for Teetotum: spinning top | top | whirligig

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See Also | humming top | peg top | plaything | toy | whip top | whipping top

Teetotum In Webster's Dictionary

\Tee*to"tum\, n. [For T-totum. It was used for playing games of chance, and was four-sided, one side having the letter {T} on it, standing for Latin totum all, meaning, take all that is staked, whence the name. The other three sides each had a letter indicating an English or Latin word; as {P} meaning put down, {N} nothing or L. nil, {H} half. See {Total}.] A child's toy, somewhat resembling a top, and twirled by the fingers. The staggerings of the gentleman . . . were like those of a teetotum nearly spent. --Dickens.

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