rackie

English

Etymology

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”).

Noun

rackie (plural rackies)

(nautical, in Scotland) A parrel

Anagrams

Ericka, cakier, kei car

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