Obs. [Arab. al-burāq the splendid, lightning-flashing, f. baraqa to flash, lighten.] The white steed on which Mohammed was said to have been carried up to heaven; a white mule.
1635. Swan, Spec. Mund. (1670), 410. The Alborach is a fair white beast like an ass, frequent in the Turkish Territories.
1847. Craig, Al Borak.
