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SAMSHOO
Noun
samshoo (uncountable)
Archaic form of samshu.
Source: Wiktionary
Sam"shoo, Sam"shu (, n. Etym: [Chinese san-shao thrice fired.]
Definition: A spirituous liquor distilled by the Chinese from the yeasty liquor in which boiled rice has fermented under pressure. S. W. Williams.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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PUNGENCY
(noun) wit having a sharp and caustic quality; “he commented with typical pungency”; “the bite of satire”
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