Rack"et*er (-r), n. One who makes, or engages in, a racket.
Rack"ett (-t), n. [Etymol. uncertain.] (Mus.) An old wind instrument of
the double bassoon kind, having ventages but not keys.
Rack"et-tail` (-tl`), n. (Zoöl.) Any one of several species of humming
birds of the genus Steganura, having two of the tail feathers very long
and racket-shaped.
Rack"et-tailed` (-tld`), a. (Zoöl.) Having long and spatulate, or
racket-shaped, tail feathers.
Rack"et*y (-), a. Making a tumultuous noise.
Rack"ing, n. (Naut.) Spun yarn used in racking ropes.
Rack"-rent` (-rnt`), n. A rent of the full annual value of the
tenement, or near it; an excessive or unreasonably high rent.
Blackstone.
Rack"-rent`, v. t. To subject to rack-rent, as a farm or tenant.
Rack"-rent`er (-r), n. 1. One who is subjected to paying rack- rent.