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tea trolley

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noun

  1. a trolley from which tea is served

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Hand-knitted from New Zealand wool by artisans in Nepal, this stripey cosy topped with a plucky pompom would sit quite comfortably on Miss Marple’s tea trolley.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 20, 2025

They wheeled a 1960s tea trolley into the room, arranged with little bowls of Japanese rice crackers on doilies and a bottle of mineral water encased in a basket.

From The Guardian • Feb. 10, 2017

By 9.30am, he's at his desk, having managed to squeeze through the door of his office just in time for the arrival of Frau Mopp, doing the rounds with her tea trolley.

From The Guardian • Mar. 10, 2011

How we fussed over him, wheeling the tea trolley to the edge of the step, calling him 'Father, father.'

From Time Magazine Archive

Thaya Jaan is freshly washed up, and my aunt, who we call Thayee, rolls out the tea trolley.

From "Amina's Song" by Hena Khan