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teapoy definition

tea·poy (tē′po̵i′)

noun

  1. a small, three-legged stand
  2. a small table for holding a tea service

Etymology: Hindi tipāī < tin, tir (< Sans trī, three) + Pers pāï (akin to Sans pad-, foot): sp. infl. by assoc. with tea

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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