See Also: rackan(dictionary)

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.