racking

Definitions

Construction

• A method entailing stepping back successive courses of masonry in an unfinished wall.
• The movement of structural elements out of level or plumb by forces such as stress, wind, or material shrinkage or expansion.
• The installation of roof shingles in a straight line across the roof instead of on the diagonal. This method is quick, but is not often used because it can produce shingles incorrectly nailed and color variations.

Wine

• the process of transferring wine from one cask or barrel to another to separate it from its lees

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Contexts for “racking”

4 definitions in context
• Construction
• Wine