tea-potn.

Etymology: Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈtea-pot.

a. A pot with a lid, spout, and handle, in which tea is made or brought to table.

ΘΚΠ

the world > food and drink > drink > preparation of drinks > [noun] > preparation of tea > utensils

tea-kettle1705

tea-pot1705

maté1717

kitchen1721

tea-kitchen1770

urn1781

tea-urn1786

quart pot1806

tea-maker1814

sukey1823

samovar1830

billy1839

tea-boiler1839

billy-can1885

tea infuser1889

tea-can1890

tea-billy1894

tea ball1895

dixie1900

caddy-spoon1927

drum1931

Teasmade1938

tea machine1963

1616 Cocks Diary (1883) I. 215 I sent..a silver chaw pot..to Capt. China wife.

1662 J. Davies tr. A. Olearius Voy. & Trav. J. Albert de Mandelslo in Voy. & Trav. Ambassadors (1669) ii. 156 There have been Tsia-pots, which had cost between six and seven thousand pound sterling.]

1705 London Gaz. No. 4063/4 A Tea Kettle, a gilt Tea-Pot.

1785 W. Cowper Task iv. 776 There the pitcher stands A fragment, and the spoutless tea-pot there.

1867 A. Trollope Last Chron. Barset II. lxix. 261 She sat behind her old teapot, with her hands clasped.

1874 O. W. Holmes Ballad of Boston Tea-party 28 The storm broke loose, but first of all The Boston teapot bubbled!

b. tea-pot tempest, tempest in a tea-pot (U.S.): = a storm in a teacup at teacup n. c. Also in similar phrases.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > judgement or decision > misjudgement > [noun] > overestimation or overrating > storm in a teacup

great (also much) cry and little woolc1460

a storm in a teacup1854

tempest in a tea-pot1854

tea-pot tempest1896

teacup storm1951

the world > relative properties > order > disorder > confusion or disorder > commotion, disturbance, or disorder > [noun] > instance of > about a trifling matter

a storm in a teacup1854

tempest in a tea-pot1854

teacup storm1932

1854 E. A. Andrews Lat. Dict. at Simpulum Excitare fluctus in simpulo,..to raise a tempest in a teapot. Cic. Leg. 3. 16, 36.

1891 Cent. Dict. at Tempest A tempest in a tea-pot, a great disturbance over a small matter.

1896 Peterson Mag. Jan. 104/1 What a ridiculous tea-pot tempest!

1928 R. Campbell Wayzgoose i. 16 Storms in a teapot often have occurred.

1942 T. DuBois Body goes round & Round xiii. 172 You have been indulging in your favourite occupation of stirring up a tempest in a teapot.

1973 Times 1 Aug. 6/5 Senator Ervin said the issue of whether the subpoenas were continuing was ‘a difference in a teapot’.

Compounds

attributive and in other combinations, as tea-pot stand.

ΘΚΠ

the world > food and drink > drink > providing or serving drink > serving tea or coffee > [noun] > equipment for serving tea

tea-stand1697

tea-equipage1709

hand board1721

tea-things1747

tea-board1748

tea-ware1766

tea-tray1773

tea-set1786

tea-ladle1808

tea-service1809

tea-wagon1840

tea-ship1854

cabaret1856

tea-cosy1863

Norwegian kitchen1868

tête-à-tête set1870

tea-stall1889

tea basket1891

tea-pot stand1895

tea cart1934

tea-trolley1937

1895 Montgomery Ward Catal. Spring & Summer 439/1 Tea or Coffee Pot Stands.

1968 Canad. Antiques Collector June 12/2 A tea service at this period..normally consisted of twelve saucers, twelve cups, twelve coffee cups, a tea pot and cover (occasionally a tea pot stand), a sucrier, [etc.].

Derivatives

tea-pot v. to present with a tea-pot (Obsolete rare).

ΘΚΠ

the mind > possession > giving > give [verb (transitive)] > present > present with other specific thing

hamper1838

tea-pot1842

bunch1901

the world > action or operation > behaviour > reciprocal treatment or return of an action > reward or a reward > reward or recompense [verb (transitive)] > present with testimonial > specific

tea-pot1842

1842 J. Paget Let. 25 July in Mem. & Lett. (1901) 117 My pupils have proposed to make a demonstration in my favour, and have asked me if they may open a subscription to ‘tea-pot’ or commit some similar dignity upon me.

1854 ‘C. Bede’ Further Adventures Mr. Verdant Green (ed. 2) v. 42 Gentlemen who get upon their legs to return thanks for having been ‘tea-potted’.

1881 V. Lush Jrnl. 26 Oct. (1975) 247 I reminded him that for some time past I had been mulcted of my stipend and that to be ‘tea-potted’ under such circumstances seemed to me to be a case parallel to that of allowing a man to starve and when he is dead to give him an expensive funeral.

ˈteapotful n. as much as a tea-pot contains.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > measurement > the scientific measurement of volume > measure(s) of capacity > amount defined by capacity > [noun] > amount that fills a receptacle > other vessels or receptacles

fontfulc1405

shellfulc1450

eggshell-fula1475

cruseful1561

mangerful1600

thimbleful1607

hornful1610

vatful1632

flask1730

fanful1807

urnful1820

watch-glassful1830

thimble1841

eyeful1853

vaseful1856

kettleful1862

sink1868

sinkful1873

troughful1877

tankful1887

teapotful1895

walletful1909

1895 W. Wright Palmyra & Zenobia xxii. 255 The teapotful of dirty water.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1911; most recently modified version published online June 2019).

单词	tea-pot
释义	tea-potn. Etymology: Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈtea-pot. a. A pot with a lid, spout, and handle, in which tea is made or brought to table. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > drink > preparation of drinks > [noun] > preparation of tea > utensils tea-kettle1705 tea-pot1705 maté1717 kitchen1721 tea-kitchen1770 urn1781 tea-urn1786 quart pot1806 tea-maker1814 sukey1823 samovar1830 billy1839 tea-boiler1839 billy-can1885 tea infuser1889 tea-can1890 tea-billy1894 tea ball1895 dixie1900 caddy-spoon1927 drum1931 Teasmade1938 tea machine1963 1616 Cocks Diary (1883) I. 215 I sent..a silver chaw pot..to Capt. China wife. 1662 J. Davies tr. A. Olearius Voy. & Trav. J. Albert de Mandelslo in Voy. & Trav. Ambassadors (1669) ii. 156 There have been Tsia-pots, which had cost between six and seven thousand pound sterling.] 1705 London Gaz. No. 4063/4 A Tea Kettle, a gilt Tea-Pot. 1785 W. Cowper Task iv. 776 There the pitcher stands A fragment, and the spoutless tea-pot there. 1867 A. Trollope Last Chron. Barset II. lxix. 261 She sat behind her old teapot, with her hands clasped. 1874 O. W. Holmes Ballad of Boston Tea-party 28 The storm broke loose, but first of all The Boston teapot bubbled! b. tea-pot tempest, tempest in a tea-pot (U.S.): = a storm in a teacup at teacup n. c. Also in similar phrases. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > judgement or decision > misjudgement > [noun] > overestimation or overrating > storm in a teacup great (also much) cry and little woolc1460 a storm in a teacup1854 tempest in a tea-pot1854 tea-pot tempest1896 teacup storm1951 the world > relative properties > order > disorder > confusion or disorder > commotion, disturbance, or disorder > [noun] > instance of > about a trifling matter a storm in a teacup1854 tempest in a tea-pot1854 teacup storm1932 1854 E. A. Andrews Lat. Dict. at Simpulum Excitare fluctus in simpulo,..to raise a tempest in a teapot. Cic. Leg. 3. 16, 36. 1891 Cent. Dict. at Tempest A tempest in a tea-pot, a great disturbance over a small matter. 1896 Peterson Mag. Jan. 104/1 What a ridiculous tea-pot tempest! 1928 R. Campbell Wayzgoose i. 16 Storms in a teapot often have occurred. 1942 T. DuBois Body goes round & Round xiii. 172 You have been indulging in your favourite occupation of stirring up a tempest in a teapot. 1973 Times 1 Aug. 6/5 Senator Ervin said the issue of whether the subpoenas were continuing was ‘a difference in a teapot’. Compounds attributive and in other combinations, as tea-pot stand. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > drink > providing or serving drink > serving tea or coffee > [noun] > equipment for serving tea tea-stand1697 tea-equipage1709 hand board1721 tea-things1747 tea-board1748 tea-ware1766 tea-tray1773 tea-set1786 tea-ladle1808 tea-service1809 tea-wagon1840 tea-ship1854 cabaret1856 tea-cosy1863 Norwegian kitchen1868 tête-à-tête set1870 tea-stall1889 tea basket1891 tea-pot stand1895 tea cart1934 tea-trolley1937 1895 Montgomery Ward Catal. Spring & Summer 439/1 Tea or Coffee Pot Stands. 1968 Canad. Antiques Collector June 12/2 A tea service at this period..normally consisted of twelve saucers, twelve cups, twelve coffee cups, a tea pot and cover (occasionally a tea pot stand), a sucrier, [etc.]. Derivatives tea-pot v. to present with a tea-pot (Obsolete rare). ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > giving > give [verb (transitive)] > present > present with other specific thing hamper1838 tea-pot1842 bunch1901 the world > action or operation > behaviour > reciprocal treatment or return of an action > reward or a reward > reward or recompense [verb (transitive)] > present with testimonial > specific tea-pot1842 1842 J. Paget Let. 25 July in Mem. & Lett. (1901) 117 My pupils have proposed to make a demonstration in my favour, and have asked me if they may open a subscription to ‘tea-pot’ or commit some similar dignity upon me. 1854 ‘C. Bede’ Further Adventures Mr. Verdant Green (ed. 2) v. 42 Gentlemen who get upon their legs to return thanks for having been ‘tea-potted’. 1881 V. Lush Jrnl. 26 Oct. (1975) 247 I reminded him that for some time past I had been mulcted of my stipend and that to be ‘tea-potted’ under such circumstances seemed to me to be a case parallel to that of allowing a man to starve and when he is dead to give him an expensive funeral. ˈteapotful n. as much as a tea-pot contains. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > measurement > the scientific measurement of volume > measure(s) of capacity > amount defined by capacity > [noun] > amount that fills a receptacle > other vessels or receptacles fontfulc1405 shellfulc1450 eggshell-fula1475 cruseful1561 mangerful1600 thimbleful1607 hornful1610 vatful1632 flask1730 fanful1807 urnful1820 watch-glassful1830 thimble1841 eyeful1853 vaseful1856 kettleful1862 sink1868 sinkful1873 troughful1877 tankful1887 teapotful1895 walletful1909 1895 W. Wright Palmyra & Zenobia xxii. 255 The teapotful of dirty water. 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