teapot

[tee-pot] /ˈtiˌpɒt/

noun

a container with a lid, spout, and handle, in which tea is made and from which it is poured.

Origin

1610-20; tea + pot¹

Examples from the web for teapot

Their mouths were mere swollen, pus-covered wounds, which they could not bear to stretch enough to admit the spout of the teapot.
And you were doing so well in noting that this is a tempest in a teapot.
It's a tempest in a teapot, albeit a star-studded teapot at that.
He talked about the teapot project making this type of activities possible.
The teapot's handle can get extremely hot when there is hot water in the teapot, posing a burn hazard to consumers.
He incorporates jewel-tone glazes rich in surface variation on the small intricate teapot forms that he creates.

British Dictionary definitions for teapot

/ˈtiːˌpɒt/

noun

a container with a lid, spout, and handle, in which tea is made and from which it is served

Idioms and Phrases with teapot