rackan

See also: räckan

English

Alternative forms

• racon, rackin, racken, reckan, recon, reckin, reckon

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.

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.

Derived terms

• reckan-crook
• reckin-hook