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chained_bear commented on the word gunpowder tea
A fine kind of green tea, each leaf of which is rolled up, so that it has a granular appearance.
Usage: 1839 THACKERAY, _Major Gahagan_ vi, ‘Is it bohay tay or souchong tay that you'd like?’ ... ‘Any tea you like’ ... ‘What do you say, then, to some prime gunpowder?’
February 13, 2007