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Metal lined container
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tea chest
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The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Tea \Tea\ (t[=e]), n. [Chin. tsh[=a], Prov. Chin. te: cf. F. th['e].] The prepared leaves of a shrub, or small tree ( Thea Chinensis or Camellia Chinensis ). The shrub is a native of China, but has been introduced to some extent into some other countries. ...
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. 1 (context historical English) A standardised box, made of plywood with riveted metal corners, used to transport tea to markets. 2 (context by extension English) A similar sized box made of cardboard, used for transporting and storing household items.
Wikipedia
Word definitions in Wikipedia
A tea chest is a type of wooden case originally produced and used to ship tea to the United Kingdom , Australia and New Zealand . The conventional tea chest is a case with riveted metal edges, of approximate size 500x500x750 millimeters (20x20x30 inches). ...
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
Word definitions in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ He fell on to the tea chest . ▪ He rested his hand on a cardboard box behind the tea chest and pushed himself up. ▪ In the same tea chest he came across a cube-shaped case made of orange plastic. ▪ On the left, near the end of ...
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. chest for storing or transporting tea
Usage examples of tea chest.
Coloured glasses were carefully arranged and a silver tea chest and a white cone of sugar were placed beside it.
The glow of saidar immediately surrounded Daigian, though faintly, and a dented tin teapot rose from the table, flows of Fire heating the water as she opened a small brass-bound tea chest.
To begin with, the stones are sent in all sizes and shapes of parcel from matchbox size to crates as big as a tea chest.
She fetched an empty tea chest from the kitchen, upended it and sat down.
Ignatov had finished clearing up and was squatting on a tea chest near the grandfather clock, watching Schrenk, not understanding a word but listening to the sharp dry sibilants that cut through the silence.
There was a rough wooden table and chair, an old metal filing cabinet and an old tea chest up-ended to make a crude table which was scattered with little metal cups, a battered silver coffee pot and an earthenware bowl full of fruit.
On the farther side of the room a tea chest had been up-ended to serve as a display plinth.