ratafia, ratafiaz, ratifia, ratifie

[Fr. ratafia, from Malay. a rag arrack (q.v.), and táfía =rum.) A spirituous liquor flavored with the kernels of several kinds of fruit, as cherries, apricots, peaches, ., and sweetened with sugar. Applied to the liquors called noyau, cur açoa, . *rāt-al, a . [Eng. rat (e); -al.] Pertaining to or concerning rates. IMG:content-0227.png:[blocks in formation] IMG:content-0228.jpg:[blocks in formation] "Put the ship about, and kept a half-hour's ratch on the port tack."- London Daily Telegraph .