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bohea (iou)



bohea adjective & noun. E18.
[Chinese dial. Bu-yi var. of Wu-yi (see below).]
A. adjective. Of the Wuyi hills in Fukien province, SE China, whence black tea first came to Britain. Also, designating black tea grown elsewhere. E18.
b. noun. (An infusion of) black tea, orig. of the finest, now of the lowest, quality. E18.