saloop

[ suh-loop ]

/ səˈlup /

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noun

a hot drink prepared originally from salep but later from sassafras, together with milk and sugar.

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Origin of saloop

First recorded in 1705–15; variant of salep

Words nearby saloop

Salonika, salon music, saloon, saloon car, saloon keeper, saloop, Salop, salopettes, Salopian, salpa, salpicon

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How to use saloop in a sentence

It then became a "saloop-house," where the poor purchased a beverage made out of sassafras chips.
Old and New London|Walter Thornbury
When boiled, it is somewhat like saloop; the taste is not disagreeable, and we found means to make some good dishes with it.
A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels, Volume 16|Robert Kerr
Carters and waggoners were thirsty and hungry souls and the eating houses and saloop stalls were thronged.
Madame Flirt|Charles E. Pearce
They first walked westward, making for the Foundling Hospital, on their way passing a rabble rout drinking saloop and fighting.
London|Walter Besant

Mount Pleasant is in America, and produces the sassafras, from which the proprietor of the above coffee-house made the saloop.
The Cries of London|John Thomas Smith

British Dictionary definitions for saloop

saloop

/ (səˈluːp) /

noun

an infusion of aromatic herbs or other plant parts, esp salep, formerly used as a tonic or cure

Word Origin for saloop

C18: changed from salep

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