Defn: Entire; total. [Colloq.]
TEETOTALER
Tee*to"tal*er, n.
Defn: One pledged to entire abstinence from all intoxicating drinks.
TEETOTALISM
Tee*to"tal*ism, n.
Defn: The principle or practice of entire abstinence, esp. from intoxicating drinks.
TEETOTALLY
Tee*to"tal*ly, adv.
Defn: Entirely; totally. [Colloq.]
TEETOTUM Tee*to"tum, n. Etym: [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 or Latin word; as P meaning put down, N nothing or L. nil, H half. See Total.]
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.
TEE-TO-TUM
Tee-to"-tum, n. [Cf. Teetotaler.]