teetotum
Noun
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Noun
teetotum (plural teetotums)
- (historical) A toy (spinning top) similar to a dreidel.
- 1853, Charles Dickens, Bleak House, ch. 14:
- The town awakes; the great tee-totum is set up for its daily spin and whirl
- 1853, Charles Dickens, Bleak House, ch. 14:
teetotum (plural teetotums)
- (historical) A working men's club conducted under religious influences, as an alternative to drinking in the saloon.
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