teapoy

[ tee-poi ]

/ ˈti pɔɪ /

noun

a small three-legged table or stand.

a small table for use in serving tea.

Origin of teapoy

1820–30; <Hindi tīpāi, alteration (with t- from tir- three <Sanskrit tri) of Persian si-pāya three-legged stand

Words nearby teapoy

Teaneck, tea-of-heaven, tea party, teapot, Teapot Dome, teapoy, tear, tear apart, tear around, tear at, tearaway

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Example sentences from the Web for teapoy

I had none so the teapoy capita fished out a big red bandanna handkerchief, which he tied to a stick.
An African Adventure|Isaac F. Marcosson
After we had thus been seated for about five minutes there was a rap on the leg of the teapoy.
Indian Ghost Stories|S. Mukerji
The "teapoy boy," as he is called, is as much a part of the African scheme of life as a driver or a chauffeur is in America.
An African Adventure|Isaac F. Marcosson
Then the hypnotist asked us to remove our hands from the top of the teapoy.
Indian Ghost Stories|S. Mukerji

At her side was a Chinese teapoy, a nest of lacquer tables, and on it stood a small, squat idol.
The Copy-Cat and Other Stories|Mary E. Wilkins Freeman

British Dictionary definitions for teapoy

teapoy

/ (ˈtiːpɔɪ) /

noun

a small table or stand with a tripod base

a tea caddy on such a table or stand

Word Origin for teapoy

C19: from Hindi tipāī, from Sanskrit tri three + pāda foot; compare Persian sīpae three-legged stand

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	teapoy
释义	teapoy [ tee-poi ] / ˈti pɔɪ / noun a small three-legged table or stand. a small table for use in serving tea. Origin of teapoy 1820–30; <Hindi tīpāi, alteration (with t- from tir- three <Sanskrit tri) of Persian si-pāya three-legged stand Words nearby teapoy Teaneck, tea-of-heaven, tea party, teapot, Teapot Dome, teapoy, tear, tear apart, tear around, tear at, tearaway Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for teapoy I had none so the teapoy capita fished out a big red bandanna handkerchief, which he tied to a stick. An African Adventure\|Isaac F. Marcosson After we had thus been seated for about five minutes there was a rap on the leg of the teapoy. Indian Ghost Stories\|S. Mukerji The "teapoy boy," as he is called, is as much a part of the African scheme of life as a driver or a chauffeur is in America. An African Adventure\|Isaac F. Marcosson Then the hypnotist asked us to remove our hands from the top of the teapoy. Indian Ghost Stories\|S. Mukerji At her side was a Chinese teapoy, a nest of lacquer tables, and on it stood a small, squat idol. The Copy-Cat and Other Stories\|Mary E. Wilkins Freeman British Dictionary definitions for teapoy teapoy / (ˈtiːpɔɪ) / noun a small table or stand with a tripod base a tea caddy on such a table or stand Word Origin for teapoy C19: from Hindi tipāī, from Sanskrit tri three + pāda foot; compare Persian sīpae three-legged stand Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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