Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
- n. A small box or container for holding loose tea.
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- n. A box, tin, jar or pot used to store tea leaves.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
- n. a small box for holding tea.
from The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. See caddy, 2.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- n. a can for storing tea
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alexz commented on the word tea caddy
"Miss one two and three, could never agree,
While they gossiped round a tea caddy."
https://books.google.ca/books?id=mrJIAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA133&dq=caddy
November 13, 2015
bilby commented on the word tea caddy
Also: an assistant to golfers on the Pro Teapot circuit. Note - chocolate teapots do not play golf on hot days.
July 14, 2008
mialuthien commented on the word tea caddy
tea caddy – a decorative box created for storing tea leaves
July 14, 2008