palm wine

noun

wine made from distilled palm-tree sap.

Origin of palm wine

First recorded in 1605–15

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Historical Examples of palm wine

Palm-wine was also made in Egypt, and used in the process of embalming.
Museum of Antiquity
L. W. Yaggy
Palm-wine, except when fresh, injures the kidneys and stomach.
Stanley in Africa
James P. Boyd
The soil is fertile, producing fruits, maize, and palm-wine.
The New Gresham Encyclopedia
Various
Palm-wine is also made, but the manufacture is discouraged as the process destroys the tree.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 9
Various
Palm-wine, the fermented sap of the tree, was an esteemed, but no doubt only an occasional beverage.
The Seven Great Monarchies Of The Ancient Eastern World, Vol 4. (of 7): Babylon
George Rawlinson

British Dictionary definitions for palm wine

palm wine

noun

(esp in W Africa) the sap drawn from the palm tree, esp when allowed to ferment

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