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samshew

samshew is the archaic form of samshu.

Meaning of samshu

Noun

samshu (uncountable)

  1. A triple-distilled variety of rice-based baijiu.
    • It would seem to be a purer ethyl spirit than samshu and other forms, as it does not have the delirient action possessed by many of these, which seem to contain large percentages of methyl spirit.2003, Li Shizhen et al., Chinese Medicinal Herbs: A Modern Edition of a Classic Sixteenth-Century Manual
  2. (historical, obsolete, inexact) Synonym of baijiu.
    Synonyms:
    baijiu

Questions about samshew

What is samshew the archaic form of?
Samshew is the archaic form of samshu.

Words near samshew in the dictionary

  1. Samscrit
  2. Samsel
  3. Samsels
  4. samseng
  5. samsengs
  6. samshew
  7. samshoe
  8. samshoo
  9. samshu
  10. Samshui
  11. samskara

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