Bohea

[ boh-hee ]

noun

1. an inferior grade of black tea.

bohea

/ bəʊˈhiː /

noun

1. a black Chinese tea, once regarded as the choicest, but now as an inferior grade

Word History and Origins

Origin of Bohea¹

1695–1705; < dialectal Chinese (Fujian) Bu-i, mountains on the border of Fujian and Jiangxi provinces, where the tea is grown

Word History and Origins

Origin of Bohea¹

C18: from Chinese (Fukien dialect) bu-i , from Mandarin Chinese Wu-i Shan range of hills on which this tea was grown

Example Sentences

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.

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At Canton, green and black teas are made from the Thea bohea at the pleasure of the manufacturer, and according to demand.

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The time occupied in the entire transport by land and river, from the Bohea country to Canton, is about six weeks or two months.

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How few reflect upon this, even for as many seconds as it takes to melt the clarified lump in the smoking bohea.

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Cabinet Councils of "tabbies," assembling over their postprandial Bohea, declared they would none of him.

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