Definitions for: Koumiss

[n] an alcoholic beverage made from fermented mare's milk; made originally by nomads of central Asia

Webster (1913) Definition: Kou"miss, n. [Russ. kumys; of Mongolian origin.]
An intoxicating fermented or distilled liquor originally made
by the Tartars from mare's or camel's milk. It can be
obtained from any kind of milk, and is now largely made in
Europe. [Written also koumyss, kumiss, kumish, and
kumys.]

Koumiss has from time immemorial served the Tartar
instead of wine or spirits. --J. H.
Newman.

Synonyms: kumis

See Also: alcohol, alcoholic beverage, inebriant, intoxicant

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