RACK, n. An argumentative implement formerly much used in persuading d… — The Devil's Dictionary
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RACK, n. An argumentative implement formerly much used in persuading devotees of a false faith to embrace the living truth. As a call to the unconverted the rack never had any particular efficacy, and is now held in light popular esteem.
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