teapoy

[ tee-poi ]

/ ˈti pɔɪ /

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noun

a small three-legged table or stand.

a small table for use in serving tea.

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Origin of teapoy

1820–30; <Hindi tīpāi, alteration (with t- from tir- three <Sanskrit tri) of Persian si-pāya three-legged stand

Words nearby teapoy

Teaneck, tea-of-heaven, tea party, teapot, Teapot Dome, teapoy, tear, tear apart, tear around, tear at, tearaway

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How to use teapoy in a sentence

At her side was a Chinese teapoy, a nest of lacquer tables, and on it stood a small, squat idol.
The Copy-Cat and Other Stories|Mary E. Wilkins Freeman
I had never ridden in a teapoy before and now I began a continuous trip in one which lasted eight hours.
An African Adventure|Isaac F. Marcosson
I had none so the teapoy capita fished out a big red bandanna handkerchief, which he tied to a stick.
An African Adventure|Isaac F. Marcosson
Finally, at three o'clock Moody gave up and said, "We'll have to make the rest of this trip in a teapoy."
An African Adventure|Isaac F. Marcosson

The black personnel was thirty porters and a picked squad of thirty-five teapoy boys to carry Moody and myself.
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British Dictionary definitions for teapoy

teapoy

/ (ˈtiːpɔɪ) /

noun

a small table or stand with a tripod base

a tea caddy on such a table or stand

Word Origin for teapoy

C19: from Hindi tipāī, from Sanskrit tri three + pāda foot; compare Persian sīpae three-legged stand

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