rack

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: B2 — Upper-Intermediate

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

noun framework for holding objects
noun rib section of a forequarter of veal or pork or especially lamb or mutton
noun the destruction or collapse of something

From Middle English rakke, rekke, from Middle Dutch rac, recke, rec (Dutch rek), see rekken.

Rack, thin, flying, broken clouds. — McGuffey's Fifth Eclectic Reader, William Holmes McGuffey
It's up in the rack. — Vice Versa; or, A Lesson to Fathers, F. Anstey
Stafford's horse stood at the rack. — The Long Roll, Mary Johnston

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