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teapot

[ tee-pot ]
/ ˈtiˌpɒt /
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noun
a container with a lid, spout, and handle, in which tea is made and from which it is poured.
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Origin of teapot

First recorded in 1610–20; tea + pot1
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British Dictionary definitions for teapot

teapot
/ (ˈtiːˌpɒt) /

noun
a container with a lid, spout, and handle, in which tea is made and from which it is served
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Other Idioms and Phrases with teapot

teapot

see tempest in a teapot.

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