five-o'clock tea

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I do not believe that now universally honored and observed institution of "five-o'clock tea" dates farther back in the annals of English civilization than this very private and, I think, rather shamefaced practice of it.

From Records of Later Life by Kemble, Fanny

The united party—numbering, I should think, nearly one hundred—next proceeded on board the 'Sunbeam,' for a very late five-o'clock tea and a hasty inspection of the vessel.

From The Last Voyage to India and Australia, in the 'Sunbeam' by Pritchett, R. T. (Robert Taylor)

His newly acquired wealth is not regarded as in itself likely to make him a more congenial dinner-table companion or any more delightful at five-o'clock tea.

From The "Goldfish" by Train, Arthur Cheney

Once, after such a silent sacrifice on her part, Madeline and she drove up to the Percivals’ for five-o’clock tea.

From Jewel Weed by Fisher, Harrison

In the little shop parlour now sat a woman and her husband, at their five-o'clock tea.

From Adrien Leroy by Garvice, Charles