Kris noted quite a few tea-related phrases are included. Some of the ones I found:
Bull — A teapot with the leaves left in it for a second brew. ("Here you are, mate; here's a bull for you.")
Daisy-five-o'clocker — A charming five o'clock tea.
Knife and fork tea — Vulgarisation (sic) of high tea.
Muffin-wallopers — Scandal-loving women, chiefly spinsters, who meet over a cup of tea.
Put the miller's eye out — To use too much water in making grog or tea.
Those are just a few of the fun tea terms I found, and if you'd like to check them all out, click here and type "tea" in the "search inside" search bar. (And special thanks to Kris for sharing this!)
You are sharing a wide variety of information this week, aren't you? Those terms are indeed new to me, and I'm going to check out the site for others. ("Muffin-wallopers" - I love that!)
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ReplyDeleteThese are fabulous! I am already enjoying the book and can see myself returning to it again and again.
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Also shared was that O.K. comes from 'orl kerrect' (All Correct) was started by Vance, a comic singer. Fascinating!
I AM BEYOND EXCITED TO SHARE I JUST FOUND A REPRINT ON WALMART DOT COM FOR $12.00!!! I ordered one for myself and one for my sister :)
Here is the link:
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Heather, I'm so glad you liked this too! I should have know that with your love of history, this would be right up your alley. (And hopefully it'll give you a bit of quiet R&R with no more earthquakes!!!)
DeleteMuffin wallopers is too funny.
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