"tea ball" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: tea balls [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} tea ball (plural tea balls)
  1. A perforated spherical metal container that holds tea leaves for steeping or brewing in hot water. Synonyms: infuser, tea egg, teaball Translations (spherical metal container): boule à thé [feminine] (French), Tee-Ei [neuter] (German), tepumla [common-gender, dialectal] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-tea_ball-en-noun-bba3tUD9 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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