pot rackn.1
/ˈpɒtrak/, U.S. /ˈpɑtˌræk/ A frame, typically mounted on a ceiling or wall, on which pots and other kitchen utensils are hung.
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the world > food and drink > food > food manufacture and preparation > equipment for food preparation > cooking vessel or pot > [noun] > bar or chain for hanging
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1619 in S. M. Kingsbury Rec. Virginia Company (1933) III. 185 One payr of pot rackes.
1659 in William & Mary Coll. Q. Hist. Mag. (1902) 11 20 Twelve Cows and two bulls, Twenty Hoggs young and old..a cheese press, twelve milk trays,..pot rack and pot hooks.
1757 Pennsylvania Gaz. 10 Mar. A Negroe Woman much scalded, by the falling of a Pot that was hung over the Fire by a wooden Pot-Rack.
1863 Littell's Living Age 11 July 63/2 A witch..would draw the pot-rack, and after awhile..she would find the pot filled with curds and whey.
1920 Times 4 Feb. 17/5 There are pot racks near the cooker..and a service hatch with vent flue.
1992 Chicago Feb. 88/2 His next project includes taking some old burglar bars and hanging them from the ceiling to be used as a pot rack.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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