Houʹqua.
A superior quality of tea, so called from Hoque, the celebrated Hong-Kong tea merchant; died 1846.
A superior quality of tea, so called from Hoque, the celebrated Hong-Kong tea merchant; died 1846.
Entry taken from Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, edited by the Rev. E. Cobham Brewer, LL.D. and revised in 1895.