Black tea, of higher grade (finer leaf and less dusty) than the present bohea. Also called
English breakfast tea. See
Tea. [
1913 Webster]
"Of black teas, the great mass is called Congou, or the “well worked”, a name which took the place of the Bohea of 150 years ago, and is now itself giving way to the term “English breakfast tea.”"
[1913 Webster]