DCHP-3

high Hyson

[cf. Hyson a coarse green Chinese tea < Cantonese hei-ch'un bright spring]
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DCHP-1 (pre-1967)

Entry from the DCHP-1 (pre-1967)

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a beverage made from steeped hemlock needles and twigs.

Quotations

1910
It [Labrador tea] is said to be palatable as a tea and was used for that purpose by pioneers, just as the early settlers in Ontario used "High Hyson," which was only a well-sounding name for hemlock needles.