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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