| tea leaf | |
| —n | |
| 1. | the dried leaf of the tea shrub, used to make tea |
| 2. | (usually plural) shredded parts of these leaves, esp after infusion |
| 3. | slang (Brit), (Austral) a thief |
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| a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc. |
| a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal. |
| tea leaf | |
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| dried leaves of the tea shrub; used to make tea; "the store shelves held many different kinds of tea"; "they threw the tea into Boston harbor" [syn: tea] |