rackan
See also: räckan
English
Alternative forms
- reckan, recon, reckin
Etymology
From Middle English rakente, from Old English racente (“chain, fetter”) and Old Norse rekendi (“chain”); both from Proto-Germanic *rakentǭ (“fetter”), from Proto-Indo-European *reǵ- (“to bind”). Cognate with Old High German rahhenza (“chain”). See also rackle.
Noun
rackan (plural rackans)
- (Britain 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.
Derived terms
- reckan-crook
- reckin-hook
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