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Definition of Twankay
1. n. See Note under Tea,
Definition of Twankay
1. green tea [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Twankay
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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