Teetotum synonyms

tē-tō'təm

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top
(Nautical) A platform enclosing the head of each mast of a sailing ship, to which the topmast rigging is attached.
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whirligig
A device for punishing prisoners comprising a wooden cage that rapidly spins around.
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spinning-top
A toy with a tapering point that can be made to spin on its axis, either with a built-in pump-action handle, with the fingers or with a string.
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Teetotum Sentence Examples

  • There seems no doubt that the word, whatever its actual origin, is a strengthened form of "total," probably influenced by "teetotum" (q.v.).

  • In Polynesia the coco-nut is spun like a teetotum to discover a thief.

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