Spun-yarn or other stuff used to rack two parts of a rope together.
·noun Spun yarn used in racking ropes. II. Racking ·p.pr. & ·vb.n. of <<Rack>>. ...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
a crane, or pot-hook. Northumb. ...
A glossary of provincial and local words used in England by Francis Grose
See nippering. ...
The Sailor's Word-Book
The fastening two running parts together with a seizing, so as to prevent it from rendering through ...