Definition of: teetotum

(tē·tō′təm) noun
1. A kind of top having lettered and numbered sides: used in the game of put and take.
2. A child's toy, often four-sided, pierced by a peg and spun by the fingers. Also spelled tetotum: sometimes called toddle-top. [<T-totum <Τ + L totus all; from the fact that the side marked with a T wins the entire stake]