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Canary Sack

Old name for a fortified wine from the Canary Islands; see under sack.

Name for a fortified wine from Spain and the Canary Islands, which was common in England in the 16th and 17th centuries. There are several versions of the meaning, but ultimately Sack was also the origin of...

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