tea-urn en · NOUN
Meanings
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An urn or pot, with a gravity-fed tap at the bottom, used to hold hot water, hot tea or hot coffee.
With the money that you have in hand, you may purchase, my dear, at your most convenient time, a tea-urn; that which we have at present having never been handsome, and being now old and patched.
1836, William Cowper, The Works of William Cowper, Esq., Comprising His Poems, Correspondence, and Translations, With a Life of the Author, page 44:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| tea urn | alternative | lexicographic | |
| tea-urns | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Relateds
tea wagon · samovar · tea-wine · tea trolley · tea yellows · tea-water · teaware · tea-wrap
Translations (6)
ru ба́к для воды́ (urn or pot for holding hot water, tea or coffee) · ru кипяти́льник (urn or pot for holding hot water, tea or coffee) · ru самова́р (urn or pot for holding hot water, tea or coffee) · cmn 茶炊 (urn or pot for holding hot water, tea or coffee) · ga taechoire (urn or pot for holding hot water, tea or coffee) · ru тита́н (urn or pot for holding hot water, tea or coffee)