Teapoy
A teapoy is an item of furniture. The word is of Indian origin, and was originally used to describe a three-legged table.[1]
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By erroneous association with the word "tea",[1] it is also used to describe a table with a container for tea, or a table for holding a tea service. In the 19th century, the word was also sometimes applied to a large porcelain or earthenware tea caddy, and more frequently to the small bottles, often of enamel, which fitted into receptacles in the caddy and actually contained the tea.[2]
See also
- Charpoy, a bed with four legs
- Coffee table
References
- OED, teapoy, etymology: from Hindi tīn three + Persian. pāï foot.
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One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Tea-poy". Encyclopædia Britannica. 26 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 486.
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