rack pinn.2
/ˈrak pɪn/, U.S. /ˈræk ˌpɪn/ Any of the pegs or struts supporting the rack-boards in a pipe organ.
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foot1828
rack board1840
pipe holder1847
rack1853
pipe rack1855
rack pillar1876
boot1880
rack pin1881
1881 W. E. Dickson Pract. Organ-building 91 The rack-board..may be placed on its rack-pins, and the feet dropped into their places.
1994 N.Y. Times 27 Nov. xiii. 1/1 Stephen Russell of Russell & Company, a Vermont organ maker, hammers in rack pins, which will support a group of pipes.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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