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Definition of Teapoy
1. n. An ornamental stand, usually with three legs, having caddies for holding tea.
Definition of Teapoy
1. Noun. a small decorative table having three legs; sometimes used for holding a tea service ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Teapoy
1. a small table used in serving tea [n -POYS]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Teapoy
Literary usage of Teapoy
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. An African Adventure by Isaac Frederick Marcosson (1921)
"A teapoy is usually a hammock slung on a pole carried on the shoulders of natives.
... The "teapoy boy," as he is called, is as much a part of the African ..."
2. An African Adventure by Isaac Frederick Marcosson (1921)
"A teapoy is usually a hammock slung on a pole carried on the shoulders of natives.
... The "teapoy boy," as he is called, is as much a part of the African ..."
3. An African Adventure by Isaac Frederick Marcosson (1921)
"A teapoy is usually a hammock slung on a pole carried on the shoulders of natives.
... The "teapoy boy," as he is called, is as much a part of the African ..."
4. Official Descriptive and Illustrated Catalogue by Robert Ellis, Great Britain Commissioners for the Exhibition of 1851, London Great exhibition of the works of industry of all nations, 1851 (1851)
"4, a teapoy : this article, forming a receptacle for foreign produce, has been
designed to represent the »uci«it commerce of Ireland: accordingly, ..."
5. Official Descriptive and Illustrated Catalogue of the Great Exhibition of by Great Exhibition (1851)
"4, a teapoy, this article, forming a receptacle for f'jpiii^i produce, ...
The support of this teapoy presents the chase of the giant deer by wolf-dogs ..."
6. Hobson-Jobson: A Glossary of Colloquial Anglo-Indian Words and Phrases, and by Henry Yule, Arthur Coke Burnell, William Crooke (1903)
"A teapoy is called in Chinese by a name having reference to tea : viz. CTi'a-
chi'rh. It has 4 legs. taken säj, the name of teak in Arabic and Persian. ..."
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