Definition of Twankay

1. n. See Note under Tea, n., 1.

Definition of Twankay

1. green tea [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Twankay

twangers
twangier
twangiest
twanging
twangingly
twangings
twangle
twangled
twangler
twanglers
twangles
twangling
twangs
twangy
twank
twankay (current term)
twankays
twanked
twankies
twanking
twanks
twanky
twas
twasome
twasomes

Literary usage of Twankay

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Chemical Technology: Or, Chemistry, Applied to the Arts and to Manufactures by Friedrich Knapp, Edmund Ronalds, Thomas Richardson (1851)
"Singlo, or twankay tea (Tuon Ky), is prepared in the same manner, only with less care than Hyson. The operation of rolling is often performed with the feet ..."

2. The Asiatic Journal and Monthly Miscellany (1828)
"... 5600000ft.; twankay and Hyson-Skin, 1050000ft.; Hyson, 250000 ft.—Total, including Private-Trade, 8000000ft. For Sale 9 December— Prompt в March. ..."

3. Annals of British Legislation: Being a Classified and Analysed Summary of edited by Leone Levi (1857)
"There is now scarcely any bohea or twankay imported (at least under those names) ... there were only 24500 Ibs. of bohea and 27510 Ibs. of twankay imported, ..."

4. The Chinese Repository by Elijah Coleman Bridgman, S. W. Williams (1840)
"Superior twankay or hyson kind, which term describes this tea in its original ... After assortment, the inferior or course leaves are denominated twankay, ..."

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