rape wine

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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Rape \Rape\ (r[=a]p), n. [F. r[^a]pe a grape stalk.]

1.Fruit, as grapes, plucked from the cluster. --Ray. [1913 Webster]

2.The refuse stems and skins of grapes or raisins from which the must has been expressed in wine making. [1913 Webster]

3.A filter containing the above refuse, used in clarifying and perfecting malt, vinegar, etc. [1913 Webster]

Rape wine, a poor, thin wine made from the last dregs of pressed grapes. [1913 Webster]

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