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rackan

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
rack-an
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A chain or bar drilled with holes to accommodate pot-hooks from which cooking vessels can be suspended over a fire; a pot-hook.

British usage

Etymology

From Middle English rakente, from Old English racente (“chain, fetter”) and Old Norse rekendi (“chain”); both from Proto-Germanic *rakintǭ (“fetter”), from Proto-Indo-European *reǵ- (“to bind”). Cognate with Old High German rahhenza (“chain”). See also rackle.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: rakente, racente, *rakintǭ, *reǵ-

Usage

Inflected Forms

rackans (plural) racon (alternative) rackin (alternative) racken (alternative) reckan (alternative) recon (alternative) reckin (alternative) reckon (alternative)

Phrases

reckan-crook reckin-hook

Questions

What does rackan mean?
A chain or bar drilled with holes to accommodate pot-hooks from which cooking vessels can be suspended over a fire; a pot-hook.
Where does rackan come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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