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

Meanwhile, teapot and teacup plushies were among the items sold at special outlets in Beijing and Shanghai last year.

From BBC

There, at a charming table for two, with her only companion being the thin plume of steam that rose lazily from the teapot before her, sat Miss Charlotte Mortimer.

From Literature

Nichols’s large donation of ceramics to the museum included an Izumo ware teapot glazed in the creamy buttermilk hue that distinguishes its type.

From The Wall Street Journal

Most of the seaborne oil imports from Russia go to China’s independent refineries, known as teapots.

From The Wall Street Journal

Most of Iran’s sanctioned oil exports are bought by independent “teapot” refineries in China’s Shandong region.

From The Wall Street Journal