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Teapoy

Teapoy \Tea"poy\, n. [Hind. tip[=a]i; Hind. tin there + Per. p[=a]e foot.] An ornamental stand, usually with three legs, having caddies for holding tea.

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teapoy

n. a small decorative table having three legs; sometimes used for holding a tea service

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Teapoy

A teapoy is an item of furniture. The word is of Indian origin, and was originally used to describe a three-legged table.

By erroneous association with the word "tea", it is also used to describe a table with a container for tea, or a table for holding a tea service.

Usage examples of "teapoy".

The early, and rare, teapoy table - so light, so plain - is worth a fortune.

At her side was a Chinese teapoy, a nest of lacquer tables, and on it stood a small, squat idol.

There was a handsome marble fireplace housing an eighteenth-century steel grate in which burned a cheerful fire, and the furniture was a pleasing partnership of comfortable armchairs, large sofas and a charming teapoy, a hanging cabinet against one wall and a chimney glass, after the style of Adam, above the fireplace.

William set the spectacles on a japanned teapoy and returned his attention to her silk-clad limb.