“rack and”

The following 5 entries include the term rack and.

rack-and-lever jack

noun

rack-and-pinion press

noun

: a punch press in which the pressure is applied to the slide by a rack-and-pinion mechanism

rack-and-pinion railway

noun

rack and snail

noun

: a mechanical arrangement in striking timepieces that allows the hands to be advanced to correct time without waiting for the striking to run through compare rack entry 3 sense 8c

go to rack and ruin

idiom

: to become destroyed or ruined


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