Tee-to-tum

Tee-to-tum
Tee-to-tum Tee-to"-tum, n. [Cf. {Teetotaler}.] A workingmen's resort conducted under religious influences as a counteractant to the drinking saloon. [Colloq. or Cant] [Webster 1913 Suppl.]

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  • tee|to|tum — «tee TOH tuhm», noun. a top spun with the fingers: »She ll waltz away like a teetotum (W. S. Gilbert). ╂[for earlier totum, the original name (< Latin tōtum all), with tee = T, a letter stamped on one side of the toy] …   Useful english dictionary

  • tum — ab·strac·tum; ace·tum; ac·o·ni·tum; ad·i·an·tum; ad·y·tum; ag·er·a·tum; ali·no·tum; al·le·ga·tum; amen·tum; an·te·ju·ra·men·tum; an·te·par·tum; ar·bo·re·tum; ar·bus·tum; ar·gen·tum; ar·gu·men·tum; ar·tic·u·la·men·tum; as·a·ro·tum; as·ser·tum;… …   English syllables

  • tee — ab·sen·tee; ab·sen·tee·ism; ac·cred·i·tee; adop·tee; al·lo·ca·tee; al·lot·tee; am·pu·tee; ap·poin·tee; be·zan·tee; boo·tee; bus·tee; ca·ve·a·tee; char·i·o·tee; com·mit·tee; com·mit·tee·man; com·mit·tee·wom·an; com·mu·ni·ca·tee; cov·e·nan·tee;… …   English syllables

  • an|te|par|tum — «AN tee PAHR tuhm», adjective. before childbirth; preceding delivery of a child. ╂[< Latin ante partum] …   Useful english dictionary

  • teetotum — tee·to·tum …   English syllables

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  • Teetotum — Tee*to tum, n. [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 …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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