palm wine

noun

1. wine made from distilled palm-tree sap.

palm wine

noun

1. (esp in W Africa) the sap drawn from the palm tree, esp when allowed to ferment

Word History and Origins

Origin of palm wine¹

First recorded in 1605–15

Example Sentences

This made the eaters very thirsty, and quite ready to drink quantities of palm wine afterward.

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The exception referred to is the occurrence of a free sugar, supposed to be rhamnose, in a certain palm-wine.

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They line the bottom with reeds and straw, and taking on board merchandise, chiefly palm wine, float down the stream.

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They are totally unacquainted with strong or spirituous liquours; and their principal beverage is palm wine.

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But rum flowed literally in buckets, and palm wine several days old, which is even stronger.

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