SALOOP

Etymology

Noun

saloop (usually uncountable, plural saloops)

(dated) An aromatic drink originally prepared from salep and later from sassafras bark with other ingredients such as milk and sugar added, which was once popular in London, England.

The berry saltbush or red berry saltbush (Chenopodium hastatum, syn. Einadia hastata and Rhagodia hastata), a small plant found in coastal and inland areas of eastern Australia.

Alternative form of salep (“starch or jelly made from orchid plants”).

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Source: Wiktionary


Sa*loop", n.

Definition: An aromatic drink prepared from sassafras bark and other ingredients, at one time much used in London. J. Smith (Dict. econ. Plants). Saloop bush (Bot.), an Australian shrub (Rhagodia hastata) of the Goosefoot family, used for fodder.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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