[ 'ti:pɔɪ ]
■ noun a small three-legged table or stand, especially one that holds a tea caddy.
Origin
C19: from Hindi tī- 'three' + Urdu and Pers. pāī 'foot', the sense and spelling influenced by tea .
[ 'ti:pɔɪ ]
■ noun a small three-legged table or stand, especially one that holds a tea caddy.
Origin
C19: from Hindi tī- 'three' + Urdu and Pers. pāī 'foot', the sense and spelling influenced by tea .
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004