racker
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a word derived from
rack.
racknouna framework of bars, wires, or pegs on which articles are arranged or deposited.
Example Sentences
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To go a six or eight mile gait, holding a full glass of water in the hand, and not to spill a drop, is the test of perfection in the racker.
From Patroclus and Penelope A Chat in the Saddle by Theodore Ayrault Dodge
He was what they called a "racker" those days, and a rocking-chair was not easier to ride.
From The Light in the Clearing by Irving Bacheller
An' then, one day, he hired Hen's Red racker an' the gig; We never heard from him nor could We track the hoss or rig.
From Anthology of Massachusetts Poets by William Stanley Braithwaite
A perfect all-day racker or a speedy single-footer can scarcely be aught else.
From Patroclus and Penelope A Chat in the Saddle by Theodore Ayrault Dodge
I do not think that any horse with practically but a single gait, as is usually the case with the ambler or racker, comes up to the requisite standard of usefulness.
From Patroclus and Penelope A Chat in the Saddle by Theodore Ayrault Dodge