Meanings
nountea ball (plural tea balls)
plural tea balls · alternative teaball
- A perforated spherical metal container that holds tea leaves for steeping or brewing in hot water.
When using a tea ball, fill it to one-half full with tea leaves, leaving enough room in it for the leaves to expand.
1995, Campbell Dawn, The Tea Book, Pelican Publishing, →ISBN, page 84
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA perforated spherical metal container that holds tea leaves for steeping or brewing in hot water.
Also see
Translations
Bulgarian топка за чай, цедка за чай
- топка за чай (topka za čaj)spherical metal container
- цедка за чай (cedka za čaj)spherical metal container
Finnish teekuula
- teekuulaspherical metal container
French boule à thé
- boule à théspherical metal container
German Tee-Ei
- Tee-Eispherical metal container
Polish zaparzaczka
- zaparzaczkaspherical metal container
Swedish tepumla
- tepumlaspherical metal container
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APA
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“tea ball.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tea%20ball. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
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