tea maker
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noun
a perforated, spoonlike object used as a tea strainer and having a hinged, convex lid.
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Origin of tea maker
First recorded in 1835–45
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British Dictionary definitions for tea maker
tea-maker
noun
a device with perforations used to infuse tea in a cup of boiling waterAlso called (esp Brit): infuser, tea egg
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