tea strainer

noun [C]

Definition

› an object that is used to collect the tea leaves when tea is poured through it into a cupStraining and filtering devices

(Definition of tea strainer noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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