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congo
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congo, n. [Chin. kung-foo labor.].
Black tea, of higher grade (finer leaf and less dusty) than the present bohea. Also called English breakfast tea . See Tea. [1913 Webster]
"Of black teas, the great mass is called Congou, or the “well worked”, a name which took the place of the Bohea of 150 years ago, and is now itself giving way to the term “English breakfast tea.”" [1913 Webster]
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