tea towel
noun
a dishtowel.
Origin of tea towel
First recorded in 1870–75
Words nearby tea towel
tea party,
tea rose,
tea service,
tea shop,
tea table,
tea towel,
tea tray,
tea tree,
tea trolley,
tea wagon,
tea-bag
Example sentences from the Web for tea towel
Also attach to her belt a tea-towel and a small holder for lifting hot pans.
Cookery for Little Girls |Olive Hyde FosterFinally she retied the document in a tea-towel, tight and secure, and buried it deep in the flour barrel.
In the Shadow of the Hills |George C. Shedd
British Dictionary definitions for tea towel
tea towel
tea cloth
noun
a towel for drying dishes and kitchen utensils
US name: dishtowel