Teetotum
Pronunciation : Tee*to"tum
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [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 o
Definition : Defn: 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.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913