TEATIME

tea, afternoon tea, teatime

(noun) a light midafternoon meal of tea and sandwiches or cakes; โ€œan Englishman would interrupt a war to have his afternoon teaโ€

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

teatime (plural teatimes)

(chiefly, British) The traditional time, in the late afternoon, for serving tea (the meal).

Source: Wiktionary



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