Tarver Engineering wrote:

"Tea todlers"? Children who drink tea? You mean "teetotalers".

I mean a tea drinker, as opposed to alcohol. It is an old social trick, for
those who would rather not drink.

Then Earl is correct. A teetotaler is one who completely abstains from alcohol.

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