tea shop

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noun

a tearoom.

British. a café or tearoom that specializes in serving light meals and snacks; lunchroom.

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Origin of tea shop

First recorded in 1735–45

Words nearby tea shop

teasel family, teasel gourd, tease out, teaser, tea service, tea shop, teasing, teaspoon, teaspoonful, teat, tea table

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How to use tea shop in a sentence

Most of the time, we’re driving more customers into these businesses, and we’re bringing different demographics into these tea shops.
The Hottest Pop-Up Is at Your Local Restaurant|Amy McCarthy|December 17, 2021|Eater
A lot of bubble tea shops carry them in-store, but if you can’t find one IRL, Boba Guys sells one on their website.
From the Strategist: The Best Boba for Making Bubble Tea at Home, According to a Bubble Tea Fanatic|Kathy Li|April 21, 2021|Eater
Winton Ross talks to eyewitnesses, including a woman who fled the mall with her daughter, and a worker trapped in a tea shop.
Gunman Kills Two People and Himself in Shooting at Oregon Mall|Winston Ross|December 12, 2012|DAILY BEAST
An uncomfortable depression weighed on him as he walked through the streets, and sat with Cornelia in a corner of the tea-shop.
Flaming June|Mrs. George de Horne Vaizey

He appeared again the next morning, and had lunch at the tea-shop; the only man among a bevy of women lunching off scones and tea.
A Sheaf of Corn|Mary E. Mann
I felt that it would be a matter of extraordinary relief if everyone in that tea-shop knew the secret of the Blue Germ.
The Blue Germ|Martin Swayne
Her ladyship is lunching at a tea-shop close by—bunning is a more fitting expression—with Mrs. Eden and Miss Eden.
The Gay Lord Quex|Arthur W. Pinero
When she left the Forum for a tea shop, both were tired out.
Dangerous Ages|Rose Macaulay

British Dictionary definitions for tea shop

teashop

/ (ˈtiːˌʃɒp) /

noun

British a restaurant where tea and light refreshments are servedAlso called: tearoom

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