rackleness Obs. exc. dial.
(ˈræk(ə)lnɪs)
[f. rackle a. + -ness.]
† a. Rashness, hastiness. Obs. b. Sc. (See quot. 1825).
| c 1386 Chaucer Manciple's T. 179 O euery man be war of rakelnesse Ne trowe no thyng withouten strong witnesse. 1549 Coverdale, etc. Erasm. Par. James 29 True godlynes can in no wise agree with racklenes of tongue. 1825 Jamieson Suppl., (Rackleness), Raucleness, vigour and freshness in an advanced period of life. |