Definitions for: 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"

Webster (1913) Definition: 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.

Synonyms: spinning top, top, whirligig

See Also: humming top, peg top, plaything, toy, whip top, whipping top

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