Rackan Definition

noun

(UK dialectal, Northern England) A chain or bar drilled with holes to accommodate pot-hooks from which cooking vessels can be suspended over a fire; a pot-hook.

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Origin of Rackan

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

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Words Starting With

RRARAC

Words Ending With

NANKAN

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Words Starting With R and Ending With N

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6 Letter Words6 Letter Words Starting With R6 Letter Words Ending With N