Meaning & use
Teabag
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A small, porous paper or fabric bag containing tea leaves, used to make an individual cup of tea by steeping it in hot water.
See it in a sentence
He dropped a teabag into his mug and poured boiling water over it.
The hotel room came with a small basket of teabags and instant coffee.
A note on using this word
Teabags were popularized in the early 20th century as a convenient alternative to loose-leaf tea.
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