CONGOES

Noun

congoes

plural of congo

Source: Wiktionary


CONGO

Con"go, Con"gou, n. Etym: [Chin. kung-foo labor.]

Definition: Black tea, of higher grade (finer leaf and less dusty) than the present bohea. See Tea. Of black teas, the great mass is called Congou, or the "well worked", a name which took the place of the Bohea of 150 years ago, and is now itself giving way to the term "English breakfast tea." S. W. Williams.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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