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[2] [3] [4] The first tea bag packing machine was invented in 1929 by Adolf Rambold for the German company Teekanne. [5] The heat-sealed paper fiber tea bag was patented in 1930 by William Hermanson. [6] The now-common rectangular tea bag was not invented until 1944. Prior to that, tea bags resembled small sacks. [7]
buttocks (colloquial); hence fanny pack (UK: bum bag) featherbed bed or mattress stuffed with feathers (usually 2 words) [68] (v.) to pamper, to spoil (v.) to require that more workers are hired than are needed, often by agreement with trade unions
This is a list of English words inherited and derived directly from the Old English stage of the language. This list also includes neologisms formed from Old English roots and/or particles in later forms of English, and words borrowed into other languages (e.g. French, Anglo-French, etc.) then borrowed back into English (e.g. bateau, chiffon, gourmet, nordic, etc.).
T [2] / tea [5] [6] / tee [7] gossip, juicy news throw shade [17] / throwing shade [2] [6] [13] to insult tuck [2] [7] noun: the illusion of a feminine crotch line; verb: the act of positioning one's penis and testicles back and up into the body to create a feminine silhouette of the crotch area two piece and a biscuit
Taking this one stage further, the clue word can hint at the word or words to be abbreviated rather than giving the word itself. For example: "About" for C or CA (for "circa"), or RE. "Say" for EG, used to mean "for example". More obscure clue words of this variety include: "Model" for T, referring to the Model T.
Drawing up a comprehensive list of words in English is important as a reference when learning a language as it will show the equivalent words you need to learn in the other language to achieve fluency. A big list will constantly show you what words you don't know and what you need to work on and is useful for testing yourself.
A tea bag is a sealed bag containing tea leaves for brewing tea. Tea bag or variations may also refer to: Teabagging (sexual act), a man placing his scrotum in the mouth, or on the face, of another person. (Also, the name for a mocking gesture in multiplayer online video games where the victorious player simulates the movement over their ...
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