A cord, which forms part of the rigging of a ship; cf. Icel. rakki the ring by which the sailyard moves round the mast
ræc
sleuth dog
Source: Kroonen 2013:404Consistency issueoriginates from: PGmc *rakan- "(sleuth) dog" (rakan- > rækan > rakan) through pgmc-to-oe(source: Kroonen 2013:404)Variationsracca "sailyard ring"