car|rack

car|rack
car|rack «KAR uhk», noun.
a large ship of former times; galleon: »

They saw the great carracks from the East, laden deep with pepper and spices, coming into Lisbon and Antwerp (New Statesman).

Also, carack, carrick.
[< Old French carraque < Arabic qarāqīr, plural of qurqūra large cargo ship < Greek kérkouros light fishing vessel]

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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