RACKING Definition & Meaning

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[ rak-ing ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

Masonry.

the stepping back of the ends of courses successively from bottom to top in an unfinished wall to facilitate resumption of work or bonding with an intersecting wall.

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Origin of racking¹

First recorded in 1890–95; rack ¹ + -ing ¹

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