ARACK
\ˈaɹak], \ˈaɹak], \ˈa_ɹ_a_k]\
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A spirituous liquor made in India in various ways, often from rice, sometimes from sugar fermented along with the juice of the cocoa nut; frequently from toddy, the juice which flows from the cocoa-nut tree by incision, and from other substances. It is a strong, heating spirit.
By Robley Dunglison
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