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Punch is a general term for any of a wide assortment of mixed drinks, either soft or alcoholic, generally containing fruit or fruit juice. Punch is typically served at parties in large, wide bowls known as punch bowls. The word punch is a loanword from Hindi. The original drink was named panch, which is Hindi for five, and the drink was made from five different ingredients arrack, sugar, lemon, water, and tea or spices. This name was adopted by the sailors of the British East India Company and brought back to England, and from there it was introduced into other European countries. Alternately, it may have derived from the word "puncheon", a cask that held 72 gallons, from which a punch bowl could be made. The term punch was first recorded in British documents dating back to 1632. At that time, most punches were of the Wassail type, or with a wine or brandy base, but by around 1655, when Jamaica came out with rum, the 'modern' punch was born, and, by 1671, there are references to punch houses.
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