tea leaf


noun
  1. the dried leaf of the tea shrub, used to make tea

  2. (usually plural) shredded parts of these leaves, esp after infusion

  1. British and Australian slang a thief

Origin of tea leaf

1
sense 3 rhyming slang

Words Nearby tea leaf

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How to use tea leaf in a sentence

  • Real tea-leaf tea alone contains the restorative they want; which is not to be found in sloe-leaf tea.

    Notes on Nursing | Florence Nightingale
  • Ah, she said one day, pointing to a tea leaf floating in one of the cups, theres to be a visitor today.

    Anecdotes of the Great War | Carleton Britton Case
  • In the proposed United States tea-adulteration law a maximum of 8% of total ash is allowed for tea-leaf.

    Legal Chemistry | A. Naquet
  • The leaves are large and do not bear the slightest resemblance to the tea-leaf.