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
The invariable diet was meat, tea, and pemmican.
From The Silent Places by White, Stewart Edward
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
Towards eleven o'clock everything was prepared for a meal; the canvas of the tent served as a cloth; the breakfast, consisting of pemmican, salt meat, tea and coffee, was set and soon devoured.
From The Voyages and Adventures of Captain Hatteras by Riou, Edouard
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