"rackan" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: rackans [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English rakente, from Old English racente (“chain, fetter”) and Old Norse rekendi (“chain”); both from Proto-Germanic *rakintǭ (“fetter”), from Proto-Indo-European *reǵ- (“to bind”). Cognate with Old High German rahhenza (“chain”). See also rackle. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|rakente}} Middle English rakente, {{inh|en|ang|racente||chain, fetter}} Old English racente (“chain, fetter”), {{cog|non|rekendi||chain}} Old Norse rekendi (“chain”), {{inh|en|gem-pro|*rakintǭ||fetter}} Proto-Germanic *rakintǭ (“fetter”), {{der|en|ine-pro|*reǵ-||to bind}} Proto-Indo-European *reǵ- (“to bind”), {{cog|goh|rahhenza||chain}} Old High German rahhenza (“chain”), {{l|en|rackle}} rackle Head templates: {{en-noun}} rackan (plural rackans)
  1. (UK dialectal, Northern England) A chain or bar drilled with holes to accommodate pot-hooks from which cooking vessels can be suspended over a fire; a pot-hook. Tags: Northern-England, UK, dialectal Synonyms: racon, rackin, racken, reckan, recon, reckin, reckon Derived forms: reckan-crook, reckin-hook
    Sense id: en-rackan-en-noun-96oYj8xD Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header, Northern England English

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