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Racking vs Sacking - What's the difference?

racking | sacking |

As nouns the difference between racking and sacking

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 sacking is (uncountable) cheap rough cloth such as would be used to make bags (sacks).

As verbs the difference between racking and sacking

is that racking is while sacking 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)

    sacking

    English

    Noun

  • (uncountable) Cheap rough cloth such as would be used to make bags (sacks).
    • The farmer grabbed a handful of sacking and rubbed down the cow.
  • (countable) Firing or termination of an employee.
    • He followed his sacking with a good drunk.

    Verb

    (head)