tea caddy

noun

: caddy

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web There's a tea caddy on a pulley, small stainless-steel appliances, a tin-ceiling backsplash and an automatic hot-water dispenser at the single deep sink. —

Mary Colurso, AL.com, 21 Feb. 2018

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Word History

First Known Use

1784, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of tea caddy was in 1784

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“Tea caddy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tea%20caddy. Accessed 31 Mar. 2023.

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