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noun British.

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Origin of meat tea

First recorded in 1855–60

Words nearby meat tea

meat house, meatloaf, meatman, meat packing, meatspace, meat tea, meatus, meat wagon, meaty, mebendazole, mebi-

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How to use meat tea in a sentence

With them, however, it is more usual to drink beer with their mid-day meal, and to have meat-tea in the evening.
Town Life in Australia|R. E. N. (Richard) Twopeny
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.
Town Life in Australia|R. E. N. (Richard) Twopeny
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.
The New Glutton or Epicure|Horace Fletcher
John Martin asked as he rose with an effort, stiff and tired, from the remains of a meat tea.
The Sorcery Club|Elliott O'Donnell

Before the family grew up, they used to dine early, at half-past one, and had a meat-tea at half-past six.
Prairie Farmer, Vol. 56: No. 3, January 19, 1884.|Various