tootnague

English

Noun

tootnague (uncountable)

1. Alternative form of tutenag
   • 1914, Berthold Laufer, Chinese Clay Figures - Volume 1, page 286:

     From the lower ends of the plate rows project two gold-plated arms, likewise chased with figures of dragons and encircling a round metal plaque (of white copper or tootnague, with brass rim).

   • 1924, Popular Series: Anthropology - Issues 18-20, page 30:

     Water-pipes are also made of pure copper, and there is a great variety of shapes and designs. Those of tootnague are frequently inlaid with ornaments of copper, brass, bone, horn, tortoise-shell, or enamel.