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tetotum

tetotum is the alternative form 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.

Forms of tetotum

pluraltetotums

Questions about tetotum

What is tetotum the alternative form of?
Tetotum is the alternative form of teetotum.

Words near tetotum in the dictionary

  1. Tetons
  2. Tetoora Road
  3. tetotal
  4. tetotaler
  5. tetotalers
  6. tetotum
  7. tetotums
  8. Tetouan
  9. Tetovo
  10. tetr-
  11. tetra

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