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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A small box or container for holding loose tea.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun See
caddy , 2.
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- noun A
box ,tin ,jar orpot used to storetea leaves .
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- noun a can for storing tea
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mialuthien commented on the word tea caddy
tea caddy – a decorative box created for storing tea leaves
July 14, 2008
bilby commented on the word tea caddy
Also: an assistant to golfers on the Pro Teapot circuit. Note - chocolate teapots do not play golf on hot days.
July 14, 2008
alexz commented on the word tea caddy
"Miss one two and three, could never agree,
While they gossiped round a tea caddy."
https://books.google.ca/books?id=mrJIAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA133&dq=caddy
November 13, 2015