| E. Cobham Brewer 1810–1897. Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 1898. |
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Having distinctive piquancy, as racy wine. It was first applied to wine, and, according to Cowley, comes to us from the Spanish and Portuguese raiz (root), meaning having a radical or distinct flavour; but probably it is a corruption of “relishy” (French, reléché, flavorous). | 1 |
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| “Rich, racy verse, in which we see |
| The soil from which they come, taste, smell, and see.” | |
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