teapoy
Americannoun
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a small three-legged table or stand.
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a small table for use in serving tea.
noun
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a small table or stand with a tripod base
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a tea caddy on such a table or stand
Etymology
Origin of teapoy
1820–30; < Hindi tīpāi, alteration (with t- from tir- three < Sanskrit tri ) of Persian si-pāya three-legged stand
Example Sentences
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I had never ridden in a teapoy before and now I began a continuous trip in one which lasted eight hours.
From An African Adventure by Marcosson, Isaac Frederick
On the teapoy on the left, were spread out Wen Wang tripods, spoons, chopsticks and scent-bottles.
From Hung Lou Meng, Book I Or, the Dream of the Red Chamber, a Chinese Novel in Two Books by Joly, H. Bencraft
The fact that I had to resort to the teapoy illustrates the unreliability of mechanical transport in the wilds.
From An African Adventure by Marcosson, Isaac Frederick
No table stood below the couch, but only a high teapoy.
From Hung Lou Meng, Book II Or, the Dream of the Red Chamber, a Chinese Novel in Two Books by Joly, H. Bencraft
I had none so the teapoy capita fished out a big red bandanna handkerchief, which he tied to a stick.
From An African Adventure by Marcosson, Isaac Frederick
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