teetotum

[ tee-toh-tuhm ]

/ tiˈtoʊ təm /

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.

Origin of teetotum

1710–20; earlier T totum, alteration of totum name of toy (<Latin tōtum, neuter of tōtus all) by prefixing its initial letter, which appeared on one side of the toy

Words nearby teetotum

teething troubles, teethridge, teetotal, teetotaler, teetotalism, teetotum, teevee, tef, teff, tefillah, tefillin

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Example sentences from the Web for teetotum

The compass-card spun round like a teetotum, whirling faster and faster.
Gun running for Casement in the Easter rebellion, 1916|Karl Spindler
Mr. Bright used to say he could not turn his back on himself, but Mr. Gladstone spins round and round like a teetotum.
Ireland as It Is|Robert John Buckley (AKA R.J.B.)
All this Rainey saw as he circled, while the mass whirled like a teetotum.
A Man to His Mate|J. Allan Dunn
I spurred him out, and once on the bank he commenced to whirl round and round like a teetotum.
At Home with the Patagonians|George Chaworth Musters

Mount the system on a vertical axis, and spin it like a teetotum as fast as it will stand without flying to pieces.
The Ether of Space|Oliver Lodge

British Dictionary definitions for teetotum

teetotum

/ (tiːˈtəʊtəm) /

noun archaic

a spinning top bearing letters of the alphabet on its four sides

such a top used as a die in gambling games

Word Origin for teetotum

C18: from T totum, from T initial inscribed on one of the faces + totum the name of the toy, from Latin tōtum the whole

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单词	teetotum
释义	teetotum [ tee-toh-tuhm ] / tiˈtoʊ təm / 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. Origin of teetotum 1710–20; earlier T totum, alteration of totum name of toy (<Latin tōtum, neuter of tōtus all) by prefixing its initial letter, which appeared on one side of the toy Words nearby teetotum teething troubles, teethridge, teetotal, teetotaler, teetotalism, teetotum, teevee, tef, teff, tefillah, tefillin Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for teetotum The compass-card spun round like a teetotum, whirling faster and faster. Gun running for Casement in the Easter rebellion, 1916\|Karl Spindler Mr. Bright used to say he could not turn his back on himself, but Mr. Gladstone spins round and round like a teetotum. Ireland as It Is\|Robert John Buckley (AKA R.J.B.) All this Rainey saw as he circled, while the mass whirled like a teetotum. A Man to His Mate\|J. Allan Dunn I spurred him out, and once on the bank he commenced to whirl round and round like a teetotum. At Home with the Patagonians\|George Chaworth Musters Mount the system on a vertical axis, and spin it like a teetotum as fast as it will stand without flying to pieces. The Ether of Space\|Oliver Lodge British Dictionary definitions for teetotum teetotum / (tiːˈtəʊtəm) / noun archaic a spinning top bearing letters of the alphabet on its four sides such a top used as a die in gambling games Word Origin for teetotum C18: from T totum, from T initial inscribed on one of the faces + totum the name of the toy, from Latin tōtum the whole Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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