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Answer for the clue "Hot drink ", 6 letters:
saloop
Word definitions for saloop in dictionaries
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
"sassafras tea, variously flavored," 1712, originally a variant of salep (q.v.).
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
alt. 1 salep. 2 (context dated English) An aromatic drink originally prepared from salep, and later from sassafras bark and other ingredients such as milk and sugar, once popular in London, England. n. 1 salep. 2 (context dated English) An aromatic drink ...
Wikipedia
Word definitions in Wikipedia
Saloop was a hot drink which was popular in England in the 18th and 19th century. Initially, it was made from salep — a flour made from orchid roots which thickened the drink. Later, the roots and leaves of the North American sassafras tree were the key ...
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Salep \Sal"ep\ (s[a^]l"[e^]p), n. [Ar. sahleb, perhaps a corruption of an Arabic word for fox, one Ar. name of the orchis signifying literally, fox's testicles: cf. F. salep.] The dried tubers of various species of Orchis , and Eulophia . It is used ...
Usage examples of saloop.
A nutritive starchy product named Salep, or Saloop, is prepared from the roots of the common Male Orchis, and its infusion or decoction was taken generally in this country as a beverage before the introduction of tea and coffee.
Carters and waggoners were thirsty and hungry souls and the eating houses and saloop stalls were thronged.