rackensak U.S. colloq.
(ˈrækənsæk)
[Prob. altered form of Arkansan.]
A native of Arkansas. ? Obs.
1845 [see corn-cracker 1]. 1854 Putnam's Mag. III. 665/2 Artillerists and dragoons, suckers and rackensacks, were all mixed up in confusion. |
rackensak U.S. colloq.
(ˈrækənsæk)
[Prob. altered form of Arkansan.]
A native of Arkansas. ? Obs.
1845 [see corn-cracker 1]. 1854 Putnam's Mag. III. 665/2 Artillerists and dragoons, suckers and rackensacks, were all mixed up in confusion. |
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