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ferret(2) (iou) and rackan (iou)


ferret(2) (iou)



ferret noun2. L16.
[Prob. from Italian fioretti floss-silk, pl. of fioretto dim. of fiore FLOWER noun.]
ferret-silk, floss-silk. L16-E17.
A stout cotton or silk tape. arch. M17.

rackan (iou)



rackan noun. .
[Old English racente = Old Norse rekendi, Old High German rahchinza.]
A chain, a fetter. OE-LME.
An apparatus (orig. a chain, later a vertical bar having holes into which a pot-hook may be inserted) for hanging Cooking pots over a fire. LME.
Comb.: rackan-crook, rackan hook (a) a rackan serving as a pot-hook; (b) a pot-hook used with a rackan.