fool rack

English

Alternative forms

• fool's rack

Etymology

From Hindi फूल (phūl, “flower”) and rack (“arak, a kind of liquor”), influenced by fool.

Noun

fool rack (uncountable)

1. (India, obsolete) A strong alcoholic drink made from distilled toddy or sura.
2. (India, obsolete) A strong alcoholic drink prepared like brandy, said to have been made from the stinging sea blubber to give it more potency.

See also

• pariah arrack

References

• Henry Yule, A[rthur] C[oke] Burnell (1903) “fool rack”, in William Crooke, editor, Hobson-Jobson […] , London: John Murray, […].