Thesaurus: teetotum
A child's toy, somewhat resembling a top, and twirled by the fingers.
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- n. A child's toy, somewhat resembling a top, and twirled by the fingers.
- n. a conical child's plaything tapering to a steel point on which it can be made to spin
- 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.
- A child's toy, somewhat resembling a top, and twirled by thefingers.The staggerings of the gentleman . . . were like those of a teetotumnearly spent. Dickens.
- n a conical child's plaything tapering to a steel point on which it can be made to spin