tea wagon
Definition
- Noun:
- A small, movable table or cart used for serving tea, coffee, or light refreshments: A tea wagon is a piece of furniture, typically on wheels, designed to hold items like a teapot, cups, saucers, and small snacks, allowing them to be easily transported from a kitchen to a living or dining area.
Examples of Usage
- Noun:
- She wheeled the tea wagon into the parlor, laden with a porcelain set and scones.
- The antique tea wagon in the corner is both decorative and functional for our afternoon gatherings.
Advanced Usage
- "to roll out the tea wagon": To prepare and serve tea or refreshments in a formal or hospitable manner.
- Whenever guests arrive, my grandmother loves to roll out the tea wagon.
Variants and Related Words
- Serving cart (n): A more general term for a wheeled cart used to serve food and drinks.
- The waiter used a serving cart to present the dessert.
- Tea trolley (n): A British English term synonymous with "tea wagon."
- He pushed the tea trolley down the hallway.
Synonyms
- Tea cart: A movable cart for serving tea.
- Refreshment cart: A cart used for serving light snacks and beverages.
Related Idioms
- "Everything but the kitchen sink": (While not directly about a tea wagon) This idiom humorously describes an excessive number of items. A heavily laden tea wagon might be described this way.
- She brought out a tea wagon carrying everything but the kitchen sink.
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serving cart for serving tea or light refreshments
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