Currants

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Raisin \Rai"sin\ (r[=a]"z'n), n. [F. raisin grape, raisin, L.
     racemus cluster of grapes or berries; cf. Gr. "ra`x, "rago`s,
     berry, grape. Cf. {Raceme}.]
     1. A grape, or a bunch of grapes. [Obs.] --Cotgrave.
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     2. A grape dried in the sun or by artificial heat.
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     {Raisin tree} (Bot.), the common red currant bush, whose
        fruit resembles the small raisins of Corinth called
        {currants}. [Eng.] --Dr. Prior.
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