racked out

rack out

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Definitions of racked out words

noun racked out a framework of bars, wires, or pegs on which articles are arranged or deposited: a clothes rack; a luggage rack. 1
noun racked out a fixture containing several tiered shelves, often affixed to a wall: a book rack; a spice rack. 1
noun racked out a spreading framework set on a wagon for carrying hay, straw, or the like, in large loads. 1
noun racked out Pool. a wooden frame of triangular shape within which the balls are arranged before play. the balls so arranged: He took aim at the rack. 1
noun racked out Machinery. a bar, with teeth on one of its sides, adapted to engage with the teeth of a pinion (rack and pinion) or the like, as for converting circular into rectilinear motion or vice versa. a bar having a series of notches engaging with a pawl or the like. 1
noun racked out a former instrument of torture consisting of a framework on which a victim was tied, often spread-eagled, by the wrists and ankles, to be slowly stretched by spreading the parts of the framework. 1

before 1250

One of the 11% oldest English words

1250-1300; Middle English rakke, rekke (noun) < Middle Dutch rac, rec, recke; compare Middle Low German reck, German Reck

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A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 99% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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