About The Word Teetotum
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Teetotum
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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 Related Terms | Find terms related to Teetotum: 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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