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cambric tea

–noun
a mixture of hot water and milk, with sugar and, often, weak tea.

Origin:
1885–90, Americanism
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cambric tea  
n.  A drink for children, made of hot water, milk, sugar, and usually a small amount of tea.

[So called because it is thin and white like cambric.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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