meat tea

noun

, British.

1. high tea.

Word History and Origins

Origin of meat tea¹

First recorded in 1855–60

Example Sentences

With them, however, it is more usual to drink beer with their mid-day meal, and to have meat-tea in the evening.

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What wonder, then, if she gives up late dinner and has a meat-tea, at which everything can be put on the table at once.

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After finishing my work I usually arrived home at 5.30 and had a 'meat tea'; this allowed me to devote six hours to reading.

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John Martin asked as he rose with an effort, stiff and tired, from the remains of a meat tea.

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Before the family grew up, they used to dine early, at half-past one, and had a meat-tea at half-past six.

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