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Racking vs Jacking - What's the difference?

racking | jacking |

As nouns the difference between racking and jacking

is that racking is a method of asphalt shingle application, whereby shingle courses are applied vertically, up the roof rather than laterally across and up while jacking is a street robbery.

As verbs the difference between racking and jacking

is that racking is while jacking is .

racking

English

Noun

  • A method of asphalt shingle application, whereby shingle courses are applied vertically, up the roof rather than laterally across and up.
  • spun yarn used in racking ropes
  • The process of clarifying, and thereby deterring further fermentation of, beer, wine or cider by draining or siphoning it from the dregs.

    • Synonyms

    * (roofing) straight-up method

    Verb

    (head)

    • Anagrams

    * *

    See also

    (wikipedia racking)

    jacking

    English

    Verb

    (head)

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • A street robbery.
  • * William B. Sanders, Gangbangs and Drive-Bys
    • The most common type of robberies by gang members is jackings , street robberies against persons. According to some gang members interviewed, jackings are not planned, but are rather crimes of opportunity.