builder's tea
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builder's tea
Where it comes from
From builder + -'s + tea, from its supposedly being the preferred type of tea of British builders and construction workers.
noun builder's teas
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Black tea, brewed strong and served in a large mug with milk and often sugar.
It has got the lot, this, underneath its hinged awning: eggs any way, sausage, old-fashioned burgers and builders' tea.
Similar: builder's brew
- A serving thereof.
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