meat tea

American  

noun

British.

1. high tea.

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Etymology

Origin of meat tea

First recorded in 1855–60

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Example Sentences

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meat tea

A fitness fanatic, he avoided meat, tea, coffee and chocolate.

From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2019

He has had stomach ulcers for years, has used no meat, tea, coffee, hard liquor or tobacco.

From Time Magazine Archive

The diet consisted largely of vegetables and fruits, while meat, tea and coffee were served only occasionally.

From The Greatest Highway in the World Historical, Industrial and Descriptive Information of the Towns, Cities and Country Passed Through Between New York and Chicago Via the New York Central Lines. Based on the Encyclopaedia Britannica. by New York Central Railroad Company

The invariable diet was meat, tea, and pemmican.

From The Silent Places by Stewart Edward White

For other breakfast things, George suggested eggs and bacon, which were easy to cook, cold meat, tea, bread and butter, and jam. 

From Three Men in a Boat by Jerome K. (Jerome Klapka) Jerome

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