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teapoy
[ tee-poi ]
noun
- a small three-legged table or stand.
- a small table for use in serving tea.
teapoy
/ ˈtiːpɔɪ /
noun
- a small table or stand with a tripod base
- a tea caddy on such a table or stand
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Word History and Origins
Origin of teapoy1
1820–30; < Hindi tīpāi, alteration (with t- from tir- three < Sanskrit tri ) of Persian si-pāya three-legged stand
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Word History and Origins
Origin of teapoy1
C19: from Hindi tipāī, from Sanskrit tri three + pāda foot; compare Persian sīpae three-legged stand
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Example Sentences
At her side was a Chinese teapoy, a nest of lacquer tables, and on it stood a small, squat idol.
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I had never ridden in a teapoy before and now I began a continuous trip in one which lasted eight hours.
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I had none so the teapoy capita fished out a big red bandanna handkerchief, which he tied to a stick.
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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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The black personnel was thirty porters and a picked squad of thirty-five teapoy boys to carry Moody and myself.
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