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- noun See
arrack .
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Examples
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When you get them out of the oven, leave them tocool in a tin for a few minutes, so they firm up a bit, then transfer to arack.
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On our way we passed many camel mothers with their infants, feeding on the arack and other shrubs.
Southern Arabia Mabel Bent
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Vegetation is more abundant, and masses of arack-trees (salvadora), supposed to be the mustard-tree of the Bible, grow here, the wood of which is much esteemed for cleaning the teeth.
Southern Arabia Mabel Bent
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We laughed much at that singular error; but we were not so much amused at what the old man did a little later with a bottle of arack.
Terre Napoleón; a History of French Explorations and Projects in Australia Ernest Scott 1903
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The thickness of the planks, the curves, the rudder, the oars, the masts, the sails -- all these he observed with that silent and profound attention which are the unquestionable signs of a deep interest and a reflective admiration. just then, one of the boatmen, wishing doubtless to increase his surprise, handed him a glass bottle filled with the arack which formed part of the provisions of our search party.
Terre Napoleón; a History of French Explorations and Projects in Australia Ernest Scott 1903
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Neither the cries of the sailor, who was concerned with the loss of the bottle of arack, nor the promptness of one of his comrades to jump into the water to recover it, appeared to concern him.
Terre Napoleón; a History of French Explorations and Projects in Australia Ernest Scott 1903
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The place is unwholesome, more especially for such as indulge in the use of hot fiery drinks, as _arack_ and _aracape_, which bring many to untimely graves; and throw discredit on the voyage.
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A Chinaman turned Javan was our next neighbour, who kept a victualling-house or tavern, and brewed arack, a hot drink used in these parts instead of wine.
A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels — Volume 08 Robert Kerr 1784
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April 14, 2010 4: 00 A.M. M.. Obama's Nowhere Discussions arack Obama has a marvelous way of sounding innovative, fresh, and novel while offering stale, predictable bromides.
Articles on National Review Online Victor Davis Hanson 2010
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Half a million new jobless every month and the salesmen of "free trade" still hawk their credo. books and gear make great presents. arack Obama feels able to counsel others -- most recently Armenians and Turks -- to work through their pasts "in a way that is honest, open and constructive."
CounterPunch 2009
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