teapoy

  • 11teapoy — tea•poy [[t]ˈti pɔɪ[/t]] n. 1) fur a small three legged table or stand 2) fur a small table for use in serving tea • Etymology: 1820–30; < Hindi tīpāi alter. (with t from tir three < Skt tri) of Pers si pāya three legged stand …

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  • 12teapoy — /ˈtipɔɪ/ (say teepoy) noun 1. a small three legged table or stand. 2. a small table for use in serving or storing tea. {Anglo Indian, from Hindustani tipāī, alteration of Persian sipāī, substituting si with ti three, modelled on charpoy; English… …

  • 13teapoy —   n. three legged stand or table …

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  • 14teapoy — see FOOT …

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  • 15teapoy — n. a small three or four legged table esp. for tea. Etymology: Hindi tin, tir three + Pers. pai foot: sense and spelling infl. by TEA …

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  • 16Support — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Support >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 support support ground foundation base basis Sgm: N 1 terra firma terra firma Sgm: N 1 bearing bearing fulcrum bait =>(U.S.) caudex …

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  • 17tepoy — variant of teapoy * * * tepoy variant of teapoy …

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  • 18Poy — Poy, n. [OF. apui, apoi, a support, prop., staff, F. appui, fr. OF. apuier, apoier, to support, F. appuyer, fr. [ a] to (L. ad) + OF. pui, poi, a rising ground, hill, L. podium. See {Podium}, {Pew}.] 1. A support; used in composition; as, teapoy …

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  • 19List of English words of Hindi origin — This is a list of English language words of Hindi language origin. Many of the Hindi equivalents have originated from Sanskrit; see List of English words of Sanskrit origin. Many others are of Persian origin; see List of English words of Persian… …

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  • 20tepoy — [tē′poi΄] n. alt. sp. of TEAPOY * * * …

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