ARRACK

Ar″rack (?; 277), n. [[Ar. araq sweat, juice, spirituous liquor, fr. araqa to sweat. Cf. Rack arrack.]] 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.