The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #55170 Message #858141
Posted By: GUEST,Q
03-Jan-03 - 08:34 PM
Thread Name: BS: A proper cup of tea: nothing like it!
Subject: RE: BS: A proper cup of tea: nothing like it!
"We boiled the billy and made some tea..." 1839. "We must needs purchase a billy (a tin pot for boiling tea, ...) " 1853. See OED, 1987 Supplement or a more recent complete OED.