Abstinence Alcoholic Partly Total Preston Teetotal Tee Tot L Adjective

[Probably partly tee (pronunciation of the first letter in total) + total (abstinence), and partly reduplication of total, coined by R. Turner, of Preston, England, in 1833, in a speech advocating total abstinence from alcoholic drinks]

"His wife's uncle, John Preston, described Dilorenzo to the commission as a virtual teetotal. `He's not a drinker mate,' he said." - Accused policeman alleges death threats at PIC, AAP General News (Australia), 2 Nov 1999.