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• reckan, recon, reckin, reckon

語源

From Middle English rakente, from 古期英語 racente (“chain, fetter”) and Old Norse rekendi (“chain”); both from Proto-Germanic *rakentǭ (“fetter”), from Proto-Indo-European *reǵ- (“to bind”). Cognate with Old High German rahhenza (“chain”). See also rackle.

名詞

rackan (複数形 rackans)

1. (Britain dialectal, Northern England) A chain or bar drilled with holes to accommodate pot-hooks from which cooking vessels can be suspended over a fire; a pot-hook.

派生語

• reckan-crook
• reckin-hook