n. A name in the East Indies and the Indian islands for all ardent spirits often distilled from a fermented mixture of rice, molasses, and palm wine.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
n. 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.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
n. Originally the name of a strong liquor made in southern Asia from the fermented juice of the date, but used in many parts of Asia and eastern Africa for strong liquors of different kinds.
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n. any of various strong liquors distilled from the fermented sap of toddy palms or from fermented molasses
Word Usage
"It's made with a sinister-looking black liquor called arrack"