Teetotum n. : A child's toy, somewhat resembling a top, and twirled by the fingers.

Example:
what is a Teetotum (top)?

Taxonomy
Teetotum, free encyclopedia, Nihil, body, pool, Latin, Dreidel, BoardGameGeek, Joseph Strutt, combinations, Lewis Carroll, public domain, Pieter Brueghel the Elder, Children's Games, four sides, on Hanukkah, Encyclopædia Britannica Eleventh Edition, engraver and antiquary.

Defination from the web:
Teetotum survives today as dreidel, a Jewish game played on Hanukkah. Some modern teetotums have six or eight sides, such as the commercial game Put & Take. ... Retrieved from "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teetotum" Categories: Gaming devices ...