black drinks

A form of black drink — A tea-like drink made by Native Americans, and then by other peoples, having exhilarant and diuretic properties, thought to have been brewed with Ilex vomitoria (yaupon) or Ilex cassine leaves.

Meanings

noun
  1. pluralrareplural of black drink
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