Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A drink for children, made of hot water, milk, sugar, and usually a small amount of tea.
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- noun a beverage for children containing hot water and milk and sugar and a small amount of tea
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
[So called because it is thin and white like cambric.]
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madmouth commented on the word cambric tea
The kind you have to drink until you're grown-up enough to get real stuff.
April 17, 2009