The answer to Rob Tiffin’s complaint that he cannot get one of his 10 daily cups of rooibos tea while travelling on BA-Comair flights is quite simple: he should take his own teabag with him and ask the flight attendant for a pot of hot water. By some strange coincidence, according to the Shorter Oxford English Dictionary the gentleman’s surname, Tiffin, traces its roots to 1785 when Anglo-Indians took "tiff, a little drink or sip". The meaning appears to have been extended to take "tiffin" — a light midday meal with an appropriate liquid beverage, such as tea. JC MouldDiep River
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