meat tea
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of meat tea
First recorded in 1855–60
Example Sentences
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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
Leaving school at four or half-past, it will not be likely that dinner, or the "meat tea," can be enjoyed before half-past five.
From The Girl's Own Paper, Vol. VIII. No. 358, November 6, 1886. by Peters, Charles
It required no little effort on Don’s part to go home that afternoon to the customary meat tea which was the main meal of the day at his uncle’s home.
From The Adventures of Don Lavington Nolens Volens by Fenn, George Manville
From this he brought down some provisions, including a piece of moose meat, tea, and a little flour.
From The King's Arrow A Tale of the United Empire Loyalists by Cody, H. A. (Hiram Alfred)
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