1685 G. Langbaine Hunter vii. 73 Whether to climb or run down hills or else to skelp on a Flat; whether to run on deep, or light Grounds; whether on rack-ways, or Carpet-ground.

1727 D. Eaton Let. 16 May (1971) 120 I was yesterday in Priors Haw whilst Mr. Goods servant was tything the brush-wood that was cut out of the rack ways.

1854 A. E. Baker Gloss. Northants. Words II. 154 Rack or Rackway, an obscure path or track made by deer through the thickest underwood in a forest. A narrow path, or opening cut through a thicket for the use of the gamekeeper in shooting rabbits, is also called a rackway.

1939 Times 6 Jan. 4/4 Not so the ‘good’ fox. You can hear him coming 30 yards away as he bounces through the undergrowth, not knowing the rackways.

1998 Forestry & Brit. Timber (Nexis) Sept. 24 Working methods are important and may need to change according to crop and rackway spacing.

1825 ‘J. Nicholson’ Operative Mechanic 439 The teeth of the rack-way are of the same pitch as the teeth of a wheel whose axle is in the machine.

1866 Times 5 Apr. 12/3 The slide [is] fitted with a transverse working lever for throwing the toothed training wheel in and out of gear, with the rack way.