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rack [ rak ] (past and past participle racked, present participle rack·ing, 3rd person present singular racks)


transitive verb 
Definition:
 
siphon off wine or beer: to siphon clear wine or beer out of a barrel, leaving the sediment behind

[15th century. < Provençal arracar< raca "dregs"]
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