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
John Martin asked as he rose with an effort, stiff and tired, from the remains of a meat tea.
From The Sorcery Club by Elliott O'Donnell
“Burr-urr!” growled old Tummus, who was devouring his late meal—a meat tea, the solid part consisting of a great hunch of bread and upon it a large piece of cold boiled, streaky, salt pork.
From A Life's Eclipse by J. Nash
For other breakfast things, George suggested eggs and bacon, which were easy to cook, cold meat, tea, bread and butter, and jam.
From Three Men in a Boat by Jerome K. (Jerome Klapka) Jerome
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