Talk:rack

missing sense
A sense is absent. I don't know which etymology to put it under, so I'll not add it. I have added a citation, though, to citations:rack, q.v.&mdash;msh210 &#x2120; 18:12, 22 January 2008 (UTC)

Kenya: a car?
I read somewhere that in Kenyan English, "rack" means car. Equinox ◑ 01:22, 2 August 2015 (UTC)

Missing maths sense
See. Different (and rather interesting) etymology. Equinox ◑ 15:46, 27 August 2015 (UTC)

RFC discussion: March 2016–November 2022
English. If etymology 2 is correct, some definitions need to be brought over from etymology 1. I'm not sure if this belongs here or in the Etymology Scriptorium, but at any rate, I don't have time to fix the entry myself. Andrew Sheedy (talk) 21:05, 31 March 2016 (UTC)
 * One approach is to split the noun and verb senses now in Ety 1 leaving all or most noun senses in Ety 1 and putting all or most verb senses in Ety 2. Another is to combine Ety 1 and Ety 2 on the grounds that the stems of the etyma are the same. The MED asserts that 🇨🇬 (verb) is deemed to derive from (noun). I have the feeling that the etymology is confused by the persistent trend to Dutch etymological imperialism that characterizes many of our etymologies. DCDuring TALK  22:48, 31 March 2016 (UTC)


 * So I moved the verb under Etymology 2. Seems to do the trick nicely GreyishWorm (talk) 01:24, 12 November 2022 (UTC)

RFV discussion: November–December 2021
Rfv-sense: That which is extorted; exaction. MooreDoor (talk) 11:09, 6 November 2021 (UTC)
 * All I can find is various works about or the verb rack being used to mean "exploit financially". None of which really supports this as a definition. Kiwima (talk) 00:12, 7 November 2021 (UTC)

rfv-failed Notusbutthem (talk) 22:55, 27 November 2021 (UTC)
 * Hold on, let this wait it's full month out before failing it! Kiwima (talk) 19:49, 28 November 2021 (UTC)


 * rfv-failed again Notusbutthem (talk) 00:11, 7 December 2021 (UTC)