Bohea
an inferior grade of black tea.
Origin of Bohea
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How to use Bohea in a sentence
Bohea teas in general ought to be dry, and heavy in the hand: this is a sign that the leaves have been full and juicy.
The Book of Curiosities | I. PlattsAt Canton, green and black teas are made from the Thea Bohea at the pleasure of the manufacturer, and according to demand.
Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 442 | VariousThe time occupied in the entire transport by land and river, from the Bohea country to Canton, is about six weeks or two months.
Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 442 | VariousHow few reflect upon this, even for as many seconds as it takes to melt the clarified lump in the smoking Bohea.
Lands of the Slave and the Free | Henry A. MurrayCabinet Councils of "tabbies," assembling over their postprandial Bohea, declared they would none of him.
Love's Usuries | Louis Creswicke
British Dictionary definitions for bohea
/ (bəʊˈhiː) /
a black Chinese tea, once regarded as the choicest, but now as an inferior grade
Origin of bohea
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