tea wagon

a small table on wheels for carrying articles for use in serving tea.

Also called teacart.

Origin of tea wagon

First recorded in 1920–25

I ain't got to the tea-wagon stage myself, but I've seen 'em out at Rockywold and them places.

Shorty McCabe |Sewell Ford
He was pushing before him a tea-wagon of wonderful design and craftsmanship.

The Purple Flame |Roy J. Snell
He had darted from his chair, brushed by the tea-wagon, ignoring its rattle and the perilous tipping of cups.

Free Air |Sinclair Lewis
Dave spilled him as easily as he might have a tea-wagon laden with dishes.

Red Dynamite |Roy J. Snell

He was pushin' the tea-wagon in front of him, and in the top of that, with just his legs and arms stickin' out, was Babbitt.

Shorty McCabe |Sewell Ford

tea wagon

a US and Canadian variant for tea trolley