rack-lashingn.

Brit.

/ˈrakˌlaʃɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˈrækˌlæʃɪŋ/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: rack v.¹, lashing n.²

Etymology: < rack v.¹ + lashing n.², probably after rack-stick n.

Military. Now historical.

A lashing consisting of a piece of rope fastened to a rack-stick, by means of which it may be twisted tight; the process of lashing by this method.

ΘΚΠ

society > armed hostility > military organization > [noun] > punishments

fatigue1776

rack-lashing1822

pack-drill1836

shot-drill1864

jankers1916

slack party1933

1822 Exercise of Mil. Bridges of Casks (Royal Engineers) 29 Dismantle, The men remove the rack lashings and rack sticks from the bays, and afterwards from the rafts, and place them in their former position.

1834 J. S. Macaulay Treat. Field Fortification 70 A piece of smaller scantling is laid on the top of the plank..to which it is secured with rack-lashings.

1876 G. E. Voyle Mil. Dict. (ed. 3) Racking-down, an operation performed with the aid of rack-lashing in laying a gun or mortar platform.

1892 F. Irwin Notes on Fortification (ed. 2) x. 155 Planks..are laid across the baulks and secured by a riband along each side: every fourth plank is notched for rack-lashing.

1909 Hawkins' Mech. Dict. 433/2 Rack lashing, a lashing, where the rope is tightened and held fast by the use of a small stick of wood twisted around.

2003 F. A. O'Reilly Fredericksburg Campaign iii. 62 The final group of engineers..secured the chesses to the structure with rack-lashing.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	rack-lashing
释义	rack-lashingn. Brit. /ˈrakˌlaʃɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈrækˌlæʃɪŋ/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: rack v.¹, lashing n.² Etymology: < rack v.¹ + lashing n.², probably after rack-stick n. Military. Now historical. A lashing consisting of a piece of rope fastened to a rack-stick, by means of which it may be twisted tight; the process of lashing by this method. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > military organization > [noun] > punishments fatigue1776 rack-lashing1822 pack-drill1836 shot-drill1864 jankers1916 slack party1933 1822 Exercise of Mil. Bridges of Casks (Royal Engineers) 29 Dismantle, The men remove the rack lashings and rack sticks from the bays, and afterwards from the rafts, and place them in their former position. 1834 J. S. Macaulay Treat. Field Fortification 70 A piece of smaller scantling is laid on the top of the plank..to which it is secured with rack-lashings. 1876 G. E. Voyle Mil. Dict. (ed. 3) Racking-down, an operation performed with the aid of rack-lashing in laying a gun or mortar platform. 1892 F. Irwin Notes on Fortification (ed. 2) x. 155 Planks..are laid across the baulks and secured by a riband along each side: every fourth plank is notched for rack-lashing. 1909 Hawkins' Mech. Dict. 433/2 Rack lashing, a lashing, where the rope is tightened and held fast by the use of a small stick of wood twisted around. 2003 F. A. O'Reilly Fredericksburg Campaign iii. 62 The final group of engineers..secured the chesses to the structure with rack-lashing. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1822
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