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One who racks.

A noisy boaster; a swaggering fellow. [Obs.] What cracker is this same that deafs our ears Shak.

Georgia; -- a nickname. See Cracker, n. 5.

See Cracker., n., 3.

The American, or Clarke's, nutcracker (Picicorvus Columbianus) of Western North America.

One who, or that which, tracks or pursues, as a man or dog that follows game. And of the trackers of the deer Scarce half the lessening pack was near. Sir W. Scott.

One who breaks jests; a joker. [Obs.] Shak.

The nuthatch. [Prov. Eng.]

xplosives are properly called shells. -- Cannon bullet, a cannon ball. [Obs.] -- Cannon cracker, a fire cracker of large size. -- Cannon lock, a device for firing a cannon by a percussion primer. -- Cannon metal. See Gun Metal. -- Cannon pinion, the pinion on the minute hand arbor of a watch or clock, which drives…

The nutcracker.

ing essentially of the unaltered proteid of milk. It is also used in making biscuits and crackers, for mixing with cocoa, etc. A mixture of this with butter, water, and salt is called Plasmon butter, and resembles clotted cream in appearance.

To bake in scallop shells or dishes; to prepare with crumbs of bread or cracker, and bake. See Scalloped oysters, below.

oysters (Cookery), opened oysters baked in a deep dish with alternate layers of bread or cracker crumbs, seasoned with pepper, nutmeg, and butter. This was at first done in scallop shells.

One who affects repartee; a wit-cracker. [Obs.] Shak.