"tea trolley" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-tea trolley.wav Forms: tea trolleys [plural], tea trollies [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|s|tea trollies}} tea trolley (plural tea trolleys or tea trollies)
  1. (especially Commonwealth) A table on wheels used to take food or drinks from the kitchen to the dining-room, or throughout a workplace for tea break. Tags: Commonwealth, especially Categories (topical): Tea Synonyms: tea cart, tea wagon Related terms: drinks trolley, teabag, tea caddy, teacake
    Sense id: en-tea_trolley-en-noun-ByoM~9uv Categories (other): Commonwealth English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

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