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tea chests

tea chests is the plural of tea chest.

Meaning of tea chest

Noun

tea chest (plural tea chests)

  1. (historical) A standardised box, made of plywood with riveted metal corners, used to transport tea to markets.
  2. (broadly) A similar sized box made of cardboard, used for transporting and storing household items.

Questions about tea chests

What is tea chests the plural of?
Tea chests is the plural of tea chest.

Words near tea chests in the dictionary

  1. tea chest
  2. tea chest bass
  3. tea chest basses
  4. tea chest bassist
  5. tea chest bassists
  6. tea chests
  7. tea clam
  8. tea clams
  9. tea clipper
  10. tea clippers
  11. tea cloth

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