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teaball

teaball is the alternative form of tea ball.

Meaning of tea ball

Noun

tea ball (plural tea balls)

  1. A perforated spherical metal container that holds tea leaves for steeping or brewing in hot water.
    • When using a tea ball, fill it to one-half full with tea leaves, leaving enough room in it for the leaves to expand.1995, Campbell Dawn, The Tea Book, Pelican Publishing, →ISBN, page 84
    Synonyms:
    infuser, tea egg

Forms of teaball

pluralteaballs

Questions about teaball

What is teaball the alternative form of?
Teaball is the alternative form of tea ball.

Words near teaball in the dictionary

  1. teabaggings
  2. teabaggy
  3. Teabagistan
  4. teabaglike
  5. teabags
  6. teaball
  7. teaballs
  8. teabell
  9. teabells
  10. teaberries
  11. teaberry

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