saloop

American  

[suh-loop] / səˈlup /

noun

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

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saloop British  

/ səˈluːp /

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of saloop

First recorded in 1705–15; variant of salep

Example Sentences

And then Lamb describes the choice and fragrant drink, Saloop, the delight of the sweep, a basin of which together with a slice of delicate bread and butter will cost but a twopence.

From Stories of Authors, British and American by Chubb, Edwin Watts

Saloop is a celebrated restorative among the Turks, and with us it stands recommended in consumptions, bilious cholics, and all disorders proceeding from an acrimony in the juices.

From The Cries of London Exhibiting Several of the Itinerant Traders of Antient and Modern Times by Smith, John Thomas

Saloop, sa-lōōp′, n. a drink composed of sassafras tea, with sugar and milk.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements) by Various