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Brewer's: Peruvian Bark
called also Jesuit's Bark, because it was introduced into Spain by the Jesuits. “Quinine,” from the same tree, is called by the Indians quinquina. (See Cinchona.)
Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894
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