kitchen tea
nounAustralian.
a prewedding party to which guests bring an item of kitchenware or other gifts for the bride; shower.
Origin of kitchen tea
1First recorded in 1945–50
- Also called shower tea.
Words Nearby kitchen tea
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How to use kitchen tea in a sentence
She does not inhabit "servants' bedrooms," and eat "kitchen butter," and drink "kitchen tea."
The Labour-saving House | Dorothy Constance Bayliff Peel
British Dictionary definitions for kitchen tea
kitchen tea
noun
Australian and NZ a party held before a wedding to which female guests bring items of kitchen equipment as wedding presents
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