Trophies of the hunt, disposed sometimes in effective and sometimes in mere man fashion, flanked the racks and showed the tastes of the owner of the isolated habitation; for few trails led within miles of Laramie's ranch on the Turkey.
To the right and left of the fireplace hung twin bighorn heads, and elk and stag antlers on the other walls supplied racks for an ample variety of rifles, polished by familiar use and kept, through love of trusty friends, in good order.
Then I have other racks on tables and window shelves which I keep filled with different books, changing them often.
Open shelf rooms, or, wanting these, display racks and tables are in themselves a mighty stride forward in shortening the distance between the reader and the books.
These movements are effected by two winches, each furnished with a pair of equal pinions, working a pair of racks fixed upon two long poles.
The teeth of these racks are at unequal distances from each other, and are so arranged, that each tooth of the under side corresponds to the space between two teeth in the upper side.
Dey cooked on de fireplace and had potracks for to hang de pots on, and ovens to bake in.
To boil us hung pots on racks over de fire and baked bread and meats in de skillets.
Pots for biling swung on racks dey called cranes, over de coals in big open fireplaces.
De fireplaces wuz big ones an' dey had racks in de inside of 'em so dat de pots could hang dere when dey wuz cookin'.
It had long racks clear acrost de inside for de pots what dey biled in to hang on.
Shell or shotmen provide a sufficient supply of selvagee and six junk-wads, and supply the racks around the hatchways with shot from the lockers as required.
Ten shot for shot-guns |In racks round hatches nearest the | gun.
With me alone it joy could know, Or feel with me the listless woe, Which racks my heart when far from thee.
How justly Suspicion racks me that in blaming him I err'd!
In doubt that racks my soul with mortal anguish, I grow ashamed of such long idleness.
As a consequence the carved walnut racks on her library table were constantly being strained.
There were racks for weapons, and slightly raised platforms for the sleeping silks and furs of the warriors, but now its only occupants were two of the therns who had been of the party with Thurid and Matai Shang.
The walls of the room were lined with racksin which were hundreds of straight and hooked swords, javelins, and daggers.
Then, in a cool, dry place, lay the bunches out on racks in a single layer, taking care not to crush nor bruise them.
Then the rubbers are adjusted, the covers placed on, but not made tight, and the jars are placed under water in the water bath or on the racks in the pressure cooker, which should contain a small amount of water, as has been explained.
In drying foods, the racks should be turned frequently, so that all parts will be exposed equally to the heat or the currents of air.
These racks may be placed on the doors as shown, or may be changed to suit the equipment.
Then put on the covers loosely and place on wooden racks in the boiler.
All rooms are vacant except the kitchen, a charcoal-blackened room with smudged clay pots and a row of cracked white plates in racks above a tiled stone stove.
There are fence-like racks behind the mill for drying thousands of fibers at one time.
Halters and racks can not express from thee More than by deeds.
Illustration: A class towel rack] RACKS Towel racks should be placed near the sinks and, if possible, should allow space for hanging the towels without folding.
He seized a glass from one of the racks and hurled it to the floor.
I feel certain that I shall not outlive this winter for if my stomach does not pain me it is my back, if it isn't my back then it's my heart, or else this dreadful pain passes into my neck and racks my spine as with an iron rod.
Wire racks for the drying of candy are among the necessary equipment of the candy-maker.
The racks are without sides, the edges being formed either by a heavy wire or a metal binding.
These racks are the same as the "cake coolers" of ordinary cookery.
The rifles are all in racks at the further end of the hall; these racks are all numbered, and every man knows his number.
He found a second hall, set round with coffers crammed with gold, as stable-racks are crammed with blossoming grass in the sweet month of June.
Such, for instance, is the system of racks in which the bottles repose while the wine undergoes its diurnal shaking.
Instead of these racks being, as is commonly the case, at almost upright angles, they are perfectly horizontal, which, in M.
One can understand these men becoming gloomy and taciturn, and affirming that they sometimes see devils hovering over the bottle-racks and frantically shaking the bottles beside them, or else grinning at them as they pursue their humdrum task.
These are varied by bottles reposing neck downwards inracks at different degrees of inclination, according to the progress their education has attained.
Somewhat later the plan now followed of placing the bottles in sloping racksand turning them every day was adopted, to the great saving of time and labour.
If one has stuck in the back racks near you, get him through somehow,--stand on him if necessary.
I shine my torch through the racks to make sure, and I see the gunlayer busy with his torch also.
Scarcely a piece of paper remained--the bomb-racks were empty--the bombs had been dropped!
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "racks" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
