Definitions
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- noun (Med.) An excitant containing opium, much used by the Turks.
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- noun medicine An
excitant containingopium , much used by the Turks -Dunglison
Etymologies
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Arabic maslaq: compare French masloc
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Examples
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In most cases alcohol forms the base of such beverages, although the _maslach_ that Turkish soldiers drink just before a battle contains none of it, on account of a religious precept.
Scientific American Supplement, No. 446, July 19, 1884 Various
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