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Thief (rhyming slang)
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tea leaf
Word definitions for tea leaf in dictionaries
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. dried leaves of the tea shrub; used to make tea; "the store shelves held many different kinds of tea"; "they threw the tea into Boston harbor" [syn: tea ]
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
alt. 1 (context usually used in the plural English) A dried fragment of a leaf of the tea plant used in making the drink tea. 2 (context Cockney rhyming slang English) A thief. n. 1 (context usually used in the plural English) A dried fragment of a leaf ...
Usage examples of tea leaf.
We switched Bob Makins from grocery when one of the staff at hardware was on holiday, and he spotted the tea leaf in no time.
At last, he turned to the counter, reached for a cup, measuring out the macha, the finely cut green tea leaf.
On the side of the part of the dish that remained, he saw a tea leaf.