tea caddy

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noun
  1. a small box, can, or chest for holding tea leaves.

Origin of tea caddy

1
1830–40; probably originally catty2, the box that held the measure being confused with the measure itself

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How to use tea caddy in a sentence

  • This tea caddy is rather splendid Much of the pottery is gilded in 22 carat gold leaf.

    New Royal China Alert | Tom Sykes | May 20, 2013 | THE DAILY BEAST
  • Everything was ready in the gray parlor—the tea-tray on the table, the small urn hissing away, the tea-caddy in proximity to it.

    East Lynne | Mrs. Henry Wood
  • So she answered him, her fingers in the tea caddy, and her eyes with them.

    Tiny Luttrell | Ernest William Hornung
  • "It's historic, but not exactly a handsome garment," she said, shaking the tea caddy.

    The Main Chance | Meredith Nicholson
  • And she quickly pushed a stumpy little liqueur-bottle behind the silver tea-caddy.