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teetotums

teetotums is the plural of teetotum.

Meaning of teetotum

Noun (1)

teetotum (plural teetotums)

  1. (historical) A toy (spinning top) similar to a dreidel.
    • The town awakes; the great tee-totum is set up for its daily spin and whirl; […]1852 March – 1853 September, Charles Dickens, “Tom-all-alone’s”, in Bleak House, London: Bradbury and Evans, […], published 1853, →OCLC, page 157

Noun (2)

teetotum (plural teetotums)

  1. (historical) A working men's club conducted under religious influences, as an alternative to drinking in the saloon.

Questions about teetotums

What is teetotums the plural of?
Teetotums is the plural of teetotum.

Words near teetotums in the dictionary

  1. teetotallers
  2. teetotalling
  3. teetotally
  4. teetotals
  5. teetotum
  6. teetotums
  7. teets
  8. teevee
  9. teevees
  10. teevies
  11. teevy

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