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teetotum n. 四方陀螺,手轉陀螺 四方陀螺,手轉陀螺 teetotum n 1: 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" [ synonym: { top}, { whirligig}, { teetotum}, { spinning top}] Teetotum \ 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. [ 1913 Webster] The staggerings of the gentleman . . . were like those of a teetotum nearly spent. -- Dickens. [ 1913 Webster]
Tee- to- tum \ Tee- to"- tum\, n. [ Cf. { Teetotaler}.] A workingmen' s resort conducted under religious influences as a counteractant to the drinking saloon. [ Colloq. or Cant] [ Webster 1913 Suppl.]
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