samshoon.
/ˈsamʃuː/ The general name for Chinese spirits distilled from rice or sorghum.
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1697 W. Dampier New Voy. around World xv. 419 The Officer brought aboard..2 great Jars of Arack..called by the Chinese, Sam Shu.
1727 A. Hamilton New Acct. E. Indies II. l. 222 He loaded me with fair Promises, and sent after me..a small Jar of Sam~shew, or Rice Arrack.
1744 J. Philips Authentic Jrnl. Exped. Anson 155 We also received on board..a But of Samshue.
1744 J. Philips Authentic Jrnl. Exped. Anson 217 They have another strong Liquor besides Shamshue.
1795 A. Anderson Narr. Brit. Embassy China 52 6 Large jars of sampt~soo..a liquor made in China.
1795 A. Anderson Narr. Brit. Embassy China 163 A small quantity of samtchoo, a spirituous liquor.
1836 J. F. Davis Chinese I. iii. 86 Ardent spirits, called samshoo, generally adulterated with ingredients of a stimulating and maddening quality.
1845 Encycl. Metrop. XXV. 1291/1 The Chinese make rice wine perfumed, and distil the lees, whence they obtain a spirit like brandy, which they call sam-tchoo, or san-tchoo.
1852 F. A. Neale Narr. Resid. Siam 75 That most baneful and least desirably-flavoured spirit in the world, samshoe.
1876 Encycl. Brit. IV. 264 The Chinese beverage, sam-shee, is made from rice.
1888 A. J. Little Through Yang-tse Gorges 218 The business of the day commenced with swallowing endless thimblefuls of hot ‘samshu’.
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