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Pronunciation : Ar"rack
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [Ar. araq sweat, juice, spirituous liquor, fr. araqa to sweat. Cf. Rack arrack.]
Definition : Defn: A name in the East Indies and the Indian islands for all ardent spirits. Arrack is often distilled from a fermented mixture of rice, molasses, and palm wine of the cocoanut tree or the date palm, etc.


Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913