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pekoe

noun as in tea

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The chain’s sweet tea is said to be a "refreshing blend of orange pekoe and pekoe cut black tea," which can range between 90 and 220 calories.

She lifted her glass and wondered whether Levy Pants was beginning to reek a little of used pekoe.

Sit for 90 minutes, have a cup of orange pekoe and feel satisfied.

Green teas are grown and gathered in the same manner; but amongst these the gunpowder stands in the grade of the pekoe among the black, being prepared with the unopened buds of the spring crops.

Among black teas are bohea, congou, souchong, and pekoe; among green, hyson, imperial, and gunpowder.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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