teetotum

"I see a thing like a teetotum spinning in and out--knocking into things-- dashing from side to side--collecting numbers--more and more and more, till the whole place is thick with them.

'Are you a child or a teetotum?' the Sheep said, as she took up another pair of needles.

While heaping these compliments on Mr Flintwinch, he rolled him about with a hand on each of his shoulders, until the staggerings of that gentleman, who under the circumstances was dryer and more twisted than ever, were like those of a teetotum nearly spent.

Ask Polly; she 'll spin you round like a teetotum." "Mr.

Father Brown started and spun half round like an absurd teetotum. "What, what?" he cried seeming galvanized into sudden life.

Some of the most popular among these handicrafts were games, games boxes, dominoes, playing cards, chess sets, teetotums (gambling spinning tops), spillikins and other pastimes, which were particularly popular with the French.

Inner compartments hold dominoes, dice and a rollertype teetotum. The box measures 4.75 by 5 by 3.5 inches