"tea chest" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: tea chests [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} tea chest (plural tea chests)
  1. (historical) A standardised box, made of plywood with riveted metal corners, used to transport tea to markets. Tags: historical Categories (topical): Containers, Tea Derived forms: tea chest bass
    Sense id: en-tea_chest-en-noun-9KN8u6ah Disambiguation of Containers: 55 45 Disambiguation of Tea: 54 46 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 53 47 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 51 49
  2. (by extension) A similar sized box made of cardboard, used for transporting and storing household items. Tags: broadly Categories (topical): Containers, Tea
    Sense id: en-tea_chest-en-noun-p7JUZhe7 Disambiguation of Containers: 55 45 Disambiguation of Tea: 54 46 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 53 47 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 51 49

Inflected forms

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