meat tea

noun British.

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decorum

the act of or need for making up one's mind.

dignified propriety of behavior, speech, dress, etc.

a company of singers, especially an organized group employed in church service.

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Origin of meat tea

First recorded in 1855–60

Words nearby meat tea

meat ax, meat hook, meat house, meat loaf, meat packing, meat tea, meat wagon, meat-and-potatoes, meat-ax, meatal, meataxe

Example sentences from the Web for meat tea

I ventured to ask him to come home to meat-tea, and take pot-luck.
The Diary of a Nobody|George Grossmith
Old Jones dined all the days of his life at one o'clock, and had a "meat-tea" at six.
The Champagne Standard|Mrs. John Lane
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
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

It will be like having a meat-tea, or reading an English novel.
The Picture of Dorian Gray|Oscar Wilde

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