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Teetotum
1911 Encyclopedia Britannica
or a form of top, used in various games of chance; the body is of polygonal shape, marked with letters or numbers, which decide the result of the game, according to the side which Typical rodents (Simplicidentata) Hares and rabbits (Duplicidentata) Tapir.. Horse (Equidae). Rhinoceros Procavia (Hyrax) Elephant .
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Chisholm, Hugh, General Editor. Entry for 'Teetotum'. 1911 Encyclopedia Britanica. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/bri/t/teetotum.html. 1910.
