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tea-leafing

tea-leafing noun: theft; thieving.

Noun

tea-leafing

  1. (Cockney, slang) Theft; thieving.

Questions about tea-leafing

What does tea-leafing mean?
Tea-leafing means theft; thieving.
What part of speech is tea-leafing?
Tea-leafing is a noun.

Words near tea-leafing in the dictionary

  1. tea-house
  2. tea-houses
  3. tea-kettle
  4. tea-kettles
  5. tea-leaf
  6. tea-leafing
  7. tea-leaved
  8. tea-leaved willow
  9. tea-leaved willows
  10. tea-leaves
  11. tea-length

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