pɔɪ noun
1.
a small three-legged table or stand.
2.
a small table for use in serving tea.
Origin:
1820–30; < Hindi tīpāi, alteration (with t- from tir- three < Sanskrit tri) of Persian si-pāya three-legged stand
1820–30; < Hindi tīpāi, alteration (with t- from tir- three < Sanskrit tri) of Persian si-pāya three-legged stand
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| —n | |
| 1. | a small table or stand with a tripod base |
| 2. | a tea caddy on such a table or stand |
| [C19: from Hindi tipāī, from Sanskrit tri three + pāda foot; compare Persian sīpae three-legged stand] | |
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