teapot

American  

[tee-pot] / ˈtiˌpɒt /

noun

1. a container with a lid, spout, and handle, in which tea is made and from which it is poured.

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teapot British  

/ ˈtiːˌpɒt /

noun

1. a container with a lid, spout, and handle, in which tea is made and from which it is served

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teapot Idioms  

1. see tempest in a teapot.

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Etymology

Origin of teapot

First recorded in 1610–20; tea + pot ¹

Example Sentences

Chinese teapot refineries have been buying Iranian crude for about $60 a barrel.

From The Wall Street Journal

Once Dad has gone, I reach for the teapot.

From Literature

But teapot refineries, clustered in China’s Shandong, a province sitting on the lower reaches of the Yellow River, are likely to drive a hard bargain.

From The Wall Street Journal

A number of these teapots are set up to run Venezuela’s heavy crude, for which Urals isn’t a direct substitute, said Smith.

From The Wall Street Journal

There were richly carved boxes which opened only under a full moon, and teapots that never grew cold, made from fire clay forged in the eastern islands.

From Literature