Victorian-era phrases about teatime

I am constantly amazed at the kindness of readers who send along articles, photos, and videos they think I might enjoy. A recent treat comes courtesy of Kris H., who found an article in Open Culture about a 1909 dictionary titled Passing English of the Victorian Era: A Dictionary of Heterodox, English, Slang, and Phrase by J. Redding Ware.

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!)