rackie

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noun

A parrel

OriginMiddle English rak ← Old English racca ← Proto-West Germanic *rakkō →
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Meanings

nounrackie (plural rackies)

plural rackies

  1. nauticalA parrel

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
parrel

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*reǵ-“to tie, bind”
  2. Proto-Germanic*rakkô“rope, cord”
  3. Proto-West Germanic*rakkō
  4. Old Englishracca“parrel”
  5. Middle Englishrak
  6. Englishrackie

A diminutive ( + -ie) formed from Middle English rak, rack, rakke (“parrel”), from Old English racca (“parrel”), from Proto-West Germanic *rakkō, from Proto-Germanic *rakkô (“rope, cord”), from Proto-Indo-European *reǵ- (“to tie, bind”). Cognate with dialectal Norwegian rakke (“parrel”).

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APA

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MLA

“rackie.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rackie. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “rackie,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rackie.

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