From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishtea chestˈtea chest noun [countable] DHFa large wooden box that used to have tea in it, often used afterwards for moving and storing things
Examples from the Corpus
tea chest• On the left, near the end of the gangway, was a blue suitcase resting on top of a tea chest.• In the same tea chest he came across a cube-shaped case made of orange plastic.• He rested his hand on a cardboard box behind the tea chest and pushed himself up.• He fell on to the tea chest. 