tea wagon
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of tea wagon
First recorded in 1920–25
Example Sentences
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For women one of his strongest attractions has been a rugged quasi-helplessness, as of Prometheus bound, or a Great Dane on a tea wagon.
From Time Magazine Archive
You can help me trundle the tea wagon out of here and into the kitchen.
From Marjorie Dean High School Senior by Josephine Chase
No one, except Hal, said so, yet when Jerry disappeared to return trundling a tea wagon, filled with delectable provender, she was hailed with acclamation.
From Marjorie Dean, High School Junior by Pauline Lester
And I bumps into Selma wheelin' in the tea wagon.
From Torchy, Private Sec. by F. Foster Lincoln
“See how they mind me,” observed Jerry, chuckling, as the two girls left the room, trundling the tea wagon between them.
From Marjorie Dean High School Senior by Josephine Chase
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