Bohea

[ boh-hee ]

/ boʊˈhi /

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noun

an inferior grade of black tea.

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Origin of Bohea

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

Words nearby Bohea

bogus, bogwood, bogy, boh, Bo Hai, Bohea, Bohemia, Bohemia-Moravia, Bohemian, Bohemian Brethren, Bohemian Forest

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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. Platts
At 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|Various
The 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|Various
How 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. Murray

Cabinet Councils of "tabbies," assembling over their postprandial Bohea, declared they would none of him.
Love's Usuries|Louis Creswicke

British Dictionary definitions for Bohea

bohea

/ (bəʊˈhiː) /

noun

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

Word Origin for bohea

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

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