tea basket
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of tea basket
First recorded in 1900–05
Example Sentences
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Leaving the other girls to unpack the tea basket, Marta Clark and Bettina walked quickly back along the road until not a quarter of a mile away they discovered another field of the omnipresent mustard.
From The Camp Fire Girls Behind the Lines by Vandercook, Margaret O'Bannon Womack
As he pulled out a tea basket from the back of the car she watched him calmly.
From Married Life The True Romance by Edginton, May
“We’ve got the alcohol stove with two burners and Elinor’s tea basket and some china besides.”
From The Motor Maids Across the Continent by Stokes, Katherine
Ben's heart bounded at the news—not that he was hungry, but as the hour was now but little past half after two a tea basket indicated a prolonged interview.
From The Beauty and the Bolshevist by Miller, Alice Duer
At last Judy appeared, laden with many things—a tea basket, a book, her camera and two sweaters; also a brass trumpet.
From Molly Brown's Senior Days by Wrenn, Charles L. (Charles Lewis)
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