rackien.

Brit.

/ˈraki/, U.S.

/ˈræki/, Scottish English

/ˈrakɪ/

Forms: 1800s rakie, 1800s– rackie, 1800s– rakki, 1800s– rakkie, 1900s– raki.

Origin: Probably a borrowing from Norn.

Etymology: Probably < the unattested Norn reflex of the early Scandinavian word represented by Old Icelandic rakki , Faroese rakki , Norwegian rakke , etc. (see rack n.¹). Compare earlier rack n.¹In forms rackie, rakie with ending reanalysed as -y suffix⁶.

Scottish (chiefly Shetland). Nautical. Now chiefly historical.

A fitting (esp. of wood or horn) which encircles the mast and is attached to the yard, enabling it to be raised and lowered; a parrel.

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society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > equipment of vessel > masts, rigging, or sails > rigging > [noun] > running rigging > rope or chain securing yard

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a1838 J. Jamieson Etymol. Dict. MSS (Adv. 22.1.12) XII. 182/2 Rackie, a traveller made of wood, or horn, or iron, by means of which the yard of a boat is hoisted or lowered along the mast.

1866 T. Edmonston Gloss. Dial. Shetland & Orkney 89 Rakie, a yoke-shaped piece of wood or horn attached to the yard of the mainsail, and fitting to the mast, to facilitate the hoisting and lowering of the sail.

1950 P. Anson Sc. Fisherfolk 100 Instead of a traveller, a cow's horn or a piece of hard wood was used. It was called the ‘rakki’ and was secured to the yard by seizings.

1954 C. G. D. Sandison Sixareen iv. 19 The yard was attached to the fore-side of the mast by means of a smooth, semi-circular piece of hardwood, called the ‘rackie’, that would slide easily up and down.

1979 J. J. Graham Shetland Dict. Rakki, the circular traveller which carries the yard up and down the mast of a sailing-boat.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	rackie
释义	rackien. Brit. /ˈraki/, U.S. /ˈræki/, Scottish English /ˈrakɪ/ Forms: 1800s rakie, 1800s– rackie, 1800s– rakki, 1800s– rakkie, 1900s– raki. Origin: Probably a borrowing from Norn. Etymology: Probably < the unattested Norn reflex of the early Scandinavian word represented by Old Icelandic rakki , Faroese rakki , Norwegian rakke , etc. (see rack n.¹). Compare earlier rack n.¹In forms rackie, rakie with ending reanalysed as -y suffix⁶. Scottish (chiefly Shetland). Nautical. Now chiefly historical. A fitting (esp. of wood or horn) which encircles the mast and is attached to the yard, enabling it to be raised and lowered; a parrel. ΘΚΠ society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > equipment of vessel > masts, rigging, or sails > rigging > [noun] > running rigging > rope or chain securing yard rackOE parrel1295 parrel rope1417 breast rope1495 main-yard-rope1497 rackiea1838 a1838 J. Jamieson Etymol. Dict. MSS (Adv. 22.1.12) XII. 182/2 Rackie, a traveller made of wood, or horn, or iron, by means of which the yard of a boat is hoisted or lowered along the mast. 1866 T. Edmonston Gloss. Dial. Shetland & Orkney 89 Rakie, a yoke-shaped piece of wood or horn attached to the yard of the mainsail, and fitting to the mast, to facilitate the hoisting and lowering of the sail. 1950 P. Anson Sc. Fisherfolk 100 Instead of a traveller, a cow's horn or a piece of hard wood was used. It was called the ‘rakki’ and was secured to the yard by seizings. 1954 C. G. D. Sandison Sixareen iv. 19 The yard was attached to the fore-side of the mast by means of a smooth, semi-circular piece of hardwood, called the ‘rackie’, that would slide easily up and down. 1979 J. J. Graham Shetland Dict. Rakki, the circular traveller which carries the yard up and down the mast of a sailing-boat. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.a1838
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