† rack-staffn.

Forms: 1600s racke-staffe, 1600s 1800s rack-staff, 1700s wrack-staves (plural).

Origin: Probably formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: rack n.⁴, staff n.¹

Etymology: Probably < rack n.⁴ + staff n.¹

Obsolete. rare.

Any of several pieces of wood forming part of the mechanism of a flour mill (see quots.).

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the world > food and drink > food > food manufacture and preparation > preparation of grain > milling or grinding > [noun] > corn-mill > other parts of mills

stooling1558

mill-eye1611

mill-hoop1611

rack-staff1611

breasting1767

hopper-boy1787

paddle1795

cockhead1805

silk1879

looder1881

tollera1884

1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues Frayoire, the racke-staffe, or nog of a mill; the little peece of wood which rubbing against the hopper makes the corne fall from it.

1688 R. Holme Acad. Armory iii. 340/2 The parts of a Wind-Mill... The Rack-staff, that shakes the Shough.

1706 E. Ward Hudibras Redivivus I. xii. 6 If he eat Nothing but Wrack-staves for his Meat.

1847 J. O. Halliwell Dict. Archaic & Provinc. Words II Rack-staff, a kind of pole or staff used for adjusting the mill-stones.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online December 2020).

单词	rack-staff
释义	† rack-staffn. Forms: 1600s racke-staffe, 1600s 1800s rack-staff, 1700s wrack-staves (plural). Origin: Probably formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: rack n.⁴, staff n.¹ Etymology: Probably < rack n.⁴ + staff n.¹ Obsolete. rare. Any of several pieces of wood forming part of the mechanism of a flour mill (see quots.). ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > food > food manufacture and preparation > preparation of grain > milling or grinding > [noun] > corn-mill > other parts of mills stooling1558 mill-eye1611 mill-hoop1611 rack-staff1611 breasting1767 hopper-boy1787 paddle1795 cockhead1805 silk1879 looder1881 tollera1884 1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues Frayoire, the racke-staffe, or nog of a mill; the little peece of wood which rubbing against the hopper makes the corne fall from it. 1688 R. Holme Acad. Armory iii. 340/2 The parts of a Wind-Mill... The Rack-staff, that shakes the Shough. 1706 E. Ward Hudibras Redivivus I. xii. 6 If he eat Nothing but Wrack-staves for his Meat. 1847 J. O. Halliwell Dict. Archaic & Provinc. Words II Rack-staff, a kind of pole or staff used for adjusting the mill-stones. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online December 2020). < n.1611
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