These are the meanings of the letters ARKC when you unscramble them.
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Cark (n.)
A noxious or corroding care; solicitude; worry.
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Cark (v. i.)
To be careful, anxious, solicitous, or troubles in mind; to worry or grieve.
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Cark (v. t.)
To vex; to worry; to make by anxious care or worry.
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Rack (a.)
A bar with teeth on its face, or edge, to work with those of a wheel, pinion, or worm, which is to drive it or be driven by it.
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Rack (a.)
A distaff.
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Rack (a.)
A frame fitted to a wagon for carrying hay, straw, or grain on the stalk, or other bulky loads.
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Rack (a.)
A frame on which articles are deposited for keeping or arranged for display; as, a clothes rack; a bottle rack, etc.
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Rack (a.)
A frame or device of various construction for holding, and preventing the waste of, hay, grain, etc., supplied to beasts.
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Rack (a.)
A frame or table on which ores are separated or washed.
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Rack (a.)
A grate on which bacon is laid.
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Rack (a.)
A piece or frame of wood, having several sheaves, through which the running rigging passes; -- called also rack block. Also, a frame to hold shot.
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Rack (a.)
An engine of torture, consisting of a large frame, upon which the body was gradually stretched until, sometimes, the joints were dislocated; -- formerly used judicially for extorting confessions from criminals or suspected persons.
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Rack (a.)
An instrument for bending a bow.
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Rack (a.)
An instrument or frame used for stretching, extending, retaining, or displaying, something.
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Rack (a.)
That which is extorted; exaction.
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Rack (n.)
A fast amble.
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Rack (n.)
A wreck; destruction.
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Rack (n.)
Same as Arrack.
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Rack (n.)
The neck and spine of a fore quarter of veal or mutton.
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Rack (n.)
Thin, flying, broken clouds, or any portion of floating vapor in the sky.
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Rack (v.)
To amble fast, causing a rocking or swaying motion of the body; to pace; -- said of a horse.
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Rack (v. i.)
To fly, as vapor or broken clouds.
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Rack (v. t.)
To bind together, as two ropes, with cross turns of yarn, marline, etc.
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Rack (v. t.)
To draw off from the lees or sediment, as wine.
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Rack (v. t.)
To extend by the application of force; to stretch or strain; specifically, to stretch on the rack or wheel; to torture by an engine which strains the limbs and pulls the joints.
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Rack (v. t.)
To stretch or strain, in a figurative sense; hence, to harass, or oppress by extortion.
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Rack (v. t.)
To torment; to torture; to affect with extreme pain or anguish.
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Rack (v. t.)
To wash on a rack, as metals or ore.