teapoy

American  

[tee-poi] / ˈti pɔɪ /

noun

1. a small three-legged table or stand.

2. a small table for use in serving tea.

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teapoy British  

/ ˈtiːpɔɪ /

noun

1. a small table or stand with a tripod base

2. a tea caddy on such a table or stand

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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

Teapoy, tē′poi, n. a small table for the tea-service, &c.

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A short time afterwards, he found nailed to a teapoy a paper scroll containing a jasmine flower tied up with coloured threads.

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William Jaquith went to a certain corner and brought out a teapoy of violet wood, which he set down at the old lady's elbow.

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Finally, at three o'clock Moody gave up and said, "We'll have to make the rest of this trip in a teapoy."

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For any considerable journey each teapoy has a squad of eight men who alternate on the run without losing a step.

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