▪ I. racker1
(ˈrækə(r))
[f. rack v.3 + -er1.]
1. One who racks, in senses of the vb.
| 1565 Cooper Thesaurus, Contortor legum, a racker of lawes. 1607 Dekker Knt.'s Conjur. (1842) 72 Landlords dare not quarter themselves here, because they are rackers of rents. a 1656 Hales Gold. Rem. (1688) 15 These Rackers of Scripture are by St. Peter stiled Unstable. 1725 Ramsay Gentle Sheph. ii. i, Rackers aft tine their rent. 1820 Southey in Q. Rev. XXIII. 568 The constant employment of rackers and executioners. |
† 2. (See quot.) Obs. rare—1.
| 1688 R. Holme Armoury iii. 70/1 The Farmer, or Racker, or Dairy-Man..hold Lands..from the Lords thereof upon Rack or half-Rack, that is upon the yearly value or half value, having no certain term of holding [etc.]. |
▪ II. racker2
(ˈrækə(r))
[f. rack v.4 + -er1.]
A racking horse.
| 1829 Sporting Mag. XXIII. 266 The racker comes to us from our North Western territory. 1856 Thoreau Lett. (1865) 146 The swiftest equine trotter or racker. 1891 Harper's Mag. Aug. 366/1, I have seen more than one racker of true Norman blood. 1903 A. D. McFaul Ike Glidden xiv. 108 Lickety got ter puffin' up his ole hoss, soze you'd a thought it was the Millbridge Racker. |
▪ III. racker3
(ˈrækə(r))
[f. rack v.5 + -er1.]
1. One who racks wine or other liquor.
| 1611 Cotgr., Frelateur, a racker of wine. 1865 Pall Mall G. 1 Apr. 8 Harris was what is called a racker. |
2. An apparatus for racking.
| 1846 Tizard Brewing (ed. 2) xx. 551 The Floating Racker. [Description follows.] |