high tea
nounUK /ˌhʌɪ ˈtiː/
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Australia, New Zealand, UK A late afternoon or early evening meal, typically consisting of a cooked dish with bread and butter and tea.
- It was brawn and shape for high tea.1978, Jane Gardam, God on the Rocks, Abacus, published 2014, page 111:
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US Formal afternoon tea.