"nerve wrack" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: nerve wracks [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} nerve wrack (plural nerve wracks)
  1. Alternative form of nerve rack Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: nerve rack
    Sense id: en-nerve_wrack-en-noun-Iys2SfDP Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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          "ref": "1923, The London City Mission Magazine - Volumes 88-89, page 184",
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