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teetotum
[ tee-toh-tuhm ]
noun
- any small top spun with the fingers.
- a kind of die having four sides, each marked with a different initial letter, spun with the fingers in an old game of chance.
teetotum
/ tiːˈtəʊtəm /
noun
- a spinning top bearing letters of the alphabet on its four sides
- such a top used as a die in gambling games
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Origin of teetotum1
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Example Sentences
Warble was unfamiliar with the teetotum-like things, but the others kindly instructed her.
The boat was a villainous little tub, and appeared to me to go round like a teetotum.
Every one appears to patronize the contrivance, and you constantly hear the click of the teetotum along the beach.
Scopperil, skop′e-ril, n. a top: teetotum: the bone-foundation of a button.
Mr. Bright used to say he could not turn his back on himself, but Mr. Gladstone spins round and round like a teetotum.
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