noun
swallowing a large amount of tea or medicine
Refers to the act of drinking a large quantity of tea or taking a big dose of medicine, often in one go. The reading おおぶく is most common.
風邪をひいたとき、祖母は大服で薬を飲ませた。
When I caught a cold, my grandmother made me take a big dose of medicine.
茶道では、大服してお茶をいただくことがある。
In tea ceremony, one sometimes drinks a large amount of tea in one go.
noun
New Year's tea made with the first drawn water
Abbreviation of 大服茶 (おおぶくちゃ). A special tea prepared for the New Year using the first water drawn from the well on New Year's Day. This sense is rare and mostly encountered in historical or cultural contexts.
See also: 大服茶
大服は、元日の若水で点てる縁起物のお茶です。
Ōbuku is an auspicious tea made with the first water of the new year.
The full term for the New Year's tea; 大服 is its abbreviation.
Compound of 大 (large) and 服 (to take medicine or drink). The variant 大福 uses 福 (fortune) for its auspicious connotation, especially in the New Year's tea sense. The exact historical derivation is uncertain.